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Angola

Sousa Jamba

Writer

Date of Birth: 09/01/1966
Place of Birth: Dondi, Huambo

Career: Correspondent for The Spectator and Portuguese newspapers and journals; his first novels received much critical acclaim.

Education: BA, Media Studies, Westminster University, London, United Kingdom, 1988-91.

Commentary: Among the brightest stars in new Angolan writing, Sousa's penetrating first novel 'Patriots' is about a UNITA's exile in Zambia; its graphic descriptions of the atrocities endured were said to have irritated some UNITA leaders. He published a second novel, 'A Lonely Devil', in 1993. He is also a prolific writer for journals and newspapers.