Oceanos - Portuguese Language Literature Prize (formerly Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature)
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Edition 16 (2018) Nominee
Luís Carlos Patraquim
ルイス・カルロス・パトラクイム
Ruisu Karurosu Patoraquimu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-03-26 （Maputo, Mozambique）
- Nationality
- Mozambique
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Residence History
- Sweden (1973–1975) → Mozambique (1975–1986) → Portugal (1986–present)
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Writer, Poet, Screenwriter, Director
- Active Years
- 1973-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Prémio Nacional de Poesia de Moçambique (Mozambique National Poetry Prize) | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
Prémio Nacional de Poesia de Moçambique (Mozambique National Poetry Prize)
1995
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Monção
1980 PoetryAn early poetry collection exploring city, memory and movement.
migrationmemoryurbanity
A inadiável viagem
1985 PoetryPoems addressing return and perspectives on homeland with Mozambican social context.
homelandreturnsociety
Vinte e tal novas formulações e uma elegia carnívora
1992 PoetryContains experimental poetic expressions, language play and intersections of private memory.
experimentationlanguagememory
Mariscando luas
1992 Poetry (with illustrations)Combines poetry and illustrations, weaving images of city and nature.
naturecityimagery
Lidemburgo blues
1997 PoetryA poetry collection with a blues sensibility, intersecting lyricism and social critique.
lyricismsocial critiquemusicality
O osso côncavo e outros poemas (1980–2004)
2005 Poetry anthologyAn anthology of poems from 1980 to 2004, collecting previously published and new works.
retrospectiveevolution of poetrymemory
Pneuma
2009 PoetryA poetry collection with ontological questions, as suggested by the title referencing spirit/breath.
existencespiritbreath of language
A Canção de Zefanías Sforza
2010 NovelA novel that depicts the intersection of personal life, history and memory.
personal historymemoryhistory
Antologia Poética
2011 Poetry anthologyA collected volume including previously published and new poems, published in Brazil.
collectionpoetic retrospective
Karingana
TheatreA theatrical piece; detailed information is limited.
theatrecommunity
Vim-te buscar
TheatreA stage work addressing likely social and personal themes; documentation is limited.
theatresociety
D'abalada
TheatreA theatrical piece. Details unknown.
theatre
Tremores íntimos anónimos
Theatre (with António Cabrita)A collaborative theatrical work with António Cabrita. Detailed information is limited.
collaborationtheatre
Bibliography
- Monção — 1980
- A inadiável viagem — 1985
- Vinte e tal novas formulações e uma elegia carnívora — 1992
- Mariscando luas — 1992
- Lidemburgo blues — 1997
- O osso côncavo e outros poemas — 2005
- Pneuma — 2009
- A Canção de Zefanías Sforza — 2010
- Antologia Poética — 2011
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental, language-oriented poetic expressioncoexistence of lyricism and social perspectivetheatrical narration
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryexile and movementcityscapes and landscapesrelation between individual and history
Legacy
Luís Carlos Patraquim holds an important place in Mozambican poetry, known for language-experimental works shaped by exile and return. He has influenced contemporary Mozambican poetry and is recognized across the Portuguese-speaking world.
Academic Societies
- Association of Mozambican Writers (related)
Trivia
- Moved to Sweden as a refugee in 1973.
- Returned to Mozambique in 1975 and worked in magazines and national film institutions.
- Has lived and worked in Portugal since 1986.
- Won the Mozambique National Poetry Prize in 1995.