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José Craveirinha

1922 - 2003

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José Craveirinha (28 May 1922 – 6 February 2003) was a Mozambican journalist, story writer and poet, who is today considered the greatest poet of Mozambique. His poems, written in Portuguese, address such issues as racism and the Portuguese colonial domination of Mozambique. A supporter of the anti-Portuguese group FRELIMO during the colonial wars, he was imprisoned in the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Craveirinha has received more than 55,766 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. José Craveirinha is the 4,947th most popular writer (down from 4,539th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Mozambique (down from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mozambican Writer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Craveirinha ranks 4,947 out of 5,755Before him are Tsitsi Dangarembga, Ekaterine Gabashvili, José María de Pereda, Scott O'Dell, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, and Michio Mado. After him are Peter S. Beagle, Hellmuth Karasek, Willem Bilderdijk, Jan Twardowski, Ion Agârbiceanu, and Thomas M. Disch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, José Craveirinha ranks 305Before him are Luis Aponte Martínez, John Braine, Umberto Betti, Ruth Roman, Lloyd La Beach, and Frances Spence. After him are Kathryn Grayson, Per Olof Sundman, Valentine Telegdi, Barbara Hale, José Luis Panizo, and Miron Białoszewski. Among people deceased in 2003, José Craveirinha ranks 233Before him are José Juncosa, Emília Rotter, Little Eva, Tommy Seebach, Edwin Starr, and Tomáš Pospíchal. After him are Robert Atkins, Elliott Smith, Jean Lucas, Bruno Heim, Stan Brakhage, and Buddy Hackett.

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In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, José Craveirinha ranks 22 out of 34Before him are Ruy Guerra (1931), Mia Couto (1955), Mariza (1973), Paulo Fonseca (1973), Abel Xavier (1972), and Luísa Diogo (1958). After him are Marcelino dos Santos (1929), Vicente Lucas (1935), António Calvário (1938), Maria Mutola (1972), Afonso Dhlakama (1953), and Pascoal Mocumbi (1941).

Among WRITERS In Mozambique

Among writers born in Mozambique, José Craveirinha ranks 2Before him are Mia Couto (1955). After him are Paulina Chiziane (1955).