Baltasar Lopes da Silva

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1907 – 1989

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Who was Baltasar Lopes da Silva?

Baltasar Lopes da Silva was a writer, poet and linguist from Cape Verde, who wrote in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole. With Manuel Lopes and Jorge Barbosa, he was the founder of Claridade. In 1947 he published Chiquinho, considered the greatest Cape Verdean novel. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Osvaldo Alcântara.

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Born
Apr 23, 1907
São Nicolau
Profession
Education
  • University of Lisbon
Lived in
  • Barlavento Islands
Died
May 28, 1989
São Vicente

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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