Writer
Mia Couto
71 years · Beira, Mozambique · 9 films
Mia Couto, is among the most prominent writers in Portuguese-speaking Africa. After studying medicine and biology in Maputo, he worked as a journalist. Besides writing, he is now a biologist and teaches at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo. In 2013, Mia Couto was awarded the Camões Prize for Literature 2013 and the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2014. He was among the six finalists of the Man Booker International Prize 2015 with his body of work and 2017 his novel CONFESSION OF THE LIONESS was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. His books have been published in over 30 countries.
Best known for
Filmography 9
As Aves
2025 · Writer
The Anchorage of Time
2024 · Screenplay
Plurais
2024 · Himself
O Fascínio das Histórias
2019 · Actor
I Am the Author of My Name Mia Couto
2019 · Actor
Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo
2018 · Self
Karingana - Licença para contar
2017 · Self
Sleepwalking Land
2007 · Writer
On Fawesome
Língua - Vidas em Português
2003 · Self