Ondjaki

Ondjaki is the most prominent African writer of Portuguese from the generations born after Portugal’s former colonies achieved independence in 1975. He has written poetry, children's books, short stories, novels, drama and film scripts. He was awarded the Jose Saramago Prize in 2013 for his novel 'Transparent City', which was also distinguished, in French translation, with the 2015 Prix Transfuge du Meilleur Roman Africain, as well as a Prix Littérature-Monde at the 2016 St. Malo literary festival.