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Mia Couto was born on 5 July, 1955 in Beira, Mozambique, is a Biologist and writer. Discover Mia Couto's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?
| Popular As |
António Emílio Leite Couto |
| Occupation |
Biologist and writer |
| Age |
69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
5 July 1955 |
| Birthday |
5 July |
| Birthplace |
Beira, Mozambique |
| Nationality |
Mozambican |
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Mia Couto Height, Weight & Measurements
At 69 years old, Mia Couto height not available right now. We will update Mia Couto's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
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Who Is Mia Couto's Wife?
His wife is Patrícia Couto
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Patrícia Couto |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Maydo Dawany, Rita Couto |
Mia Couto Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Mia Couto worth at the age of 69 years old? Mia Couto’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Mozambican. We have estimated
Mia Couto's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
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Mia Couto Social Network
Timeline
An international jury at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair named his first novel, Terra Sonâmbula (Sleepwalking Land), one of the best 12 African books of the 20th century. In 2007, he became the first African author to win the prestigious Latin Union literary prize, which has been awarded annually in Italy since 1990. Mia Couto became only the fourth writer in the Portuguese language to take home this prestigious award, having competed against authors from Portugal, France, Colombia, Spain, Italy, and Senegal. Currently, he is a biologist employed by the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park while continuing his work on other writing projects.
In 1998, Couto was elected into the Brazilian Academy of Letters, the first African writer to receive such an honor.
In April 1974, after the Carnation Revolution in Lisbon and the overthrow of the Estado Novo regime, Mozambique was about to become an independent republic. In 1974, FRELIMO asked Couto to suspend his studies for a year to work as a journalist for Tribuna until September 1975 and then as the director of the newly created Mozambique Information Agency (AIM). Later, he ran Tempo magazine until 1981. His first book of poems, Raiz de Orvalho, was published in 1983; it included texts aimed against the dominance of Marxist militant propaganda. Couto continued working for the newspaper Notícias until 1985 when he resigned to finish his course of study in biology.
António Emílio Leite Couto, better known as Mia Couto (born 5 July 1955), is a Mozambican writer. He won the Camões Prize in 2013, the most important literary award in the Portuguese language, and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2014.
Couto was born in the city of Beira, Mozambique's third largest city, where he was also raised and schooled. He is the son of Portuguese emigrants who moved to the Portuguese colony in the 1950s. When he was 14, some of his poetry was published in a local newspaper, Notícias da Beira. Three years later, in 1971, he moved to the capital Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) and began to study medicine at the University of Lourenço Marques. During this time, the anti-colonial guerrilla and political movement FRELIMO was struggling to overthrow the Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique.
