Almeida, Germano

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Almeida, Germano
Other forms of name
De Almeida, Germano
Date of birth
1945-07-31
Associated country
Cabo Verde
Occupation
Authors and publishers
Lawyers
Novelists
Associated Language
por
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 51809026
Wikidata: Q580332
Library of congress: n 96083364
Sources of Information
  • Dictionary of African Biography, accessed November 7, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Almeida, Germano de; lawyer, fiction writer; born 31 July 1945 in Boa Vista, Cape Verde; studied law at the Universidade Classica de Lisboa (1972); appointed Cape Verde's attorney general (1976-1979); served as the nation's attorney general; founded the magazine Ponto & Virgula and published his first piece, Estórias (Tales), under the pseudonym Romualdo Cruz (1983); was a partner in the publishing house Ilhéu Editora, through which he released most of his works (1989); co-owner and director of Agaviva, a local newspaper (1991); Cape Verde's President honored him with the medal for literary excellence (2010))
  • O Meu Poeta, 1992:t.p. (Germano Almeida) back cover flap (Cape Verdean novelist)
  • Os dois irmãos, c1995:t.p. (Germano Almeida) back flap (b. 1945 in Boavista, Cape Verde; lawyer, novelist)
  • Germano de Almeida e a nova escrita cabo-verdiana, 1998:t.p. (Germano de Almeida)