Ernesto Lara Filho
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Ernesto Lara Filho | |
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Born | Ernesto Pires Barreto de Lara Filho November 2, 1932 |
Died | February 7, 1977 | (aged 44)
Nationality | Portuguese, Angolan |
Occupation | writer, civil servant |
Ernesto Pires Barreto de Lara Filho (1932-1977) was a revolutionary Portuguese Angolan writer and agronomist and brother of Angolan poet Alda Lara.
Born in Benguela in 1932, he was educated in Angola and Portugal before he began work as a journalist in Luanda in the 1950s. An outspoken supporter of Angolan independence, he was arrested by the Portuguese security agency PIDE for his revolutionary activities.[1]
In his life Ernesto Lara Filho published several notable books and anthologies of poetry. He was also one of the founders of the Association of Angolan Writers after independence.[2] He was killed in an automobile accident in 1977, at age 44.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ ”Ernesto Lara Filho”. Läst 2 augusti 2017.
- ^ http://www.ueangola.com
Categories:
- Angolan writers
- 1932 births
- 1977 deaths
- Angolan people of Portuguese descent
- People from Benguela