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'''Henrique''' (or '''Enrique''') '''Abranches''' (September 29, 1932 – August 8, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200408160377.html|title=Angola: Head of State Praises Deceased Henrique Abranches|date=16 August 2004|publisher=|via=AllAfrica}}</ref>) was an [[Angola]]n writer and anthropologist born in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://html.editorial-caminho.pt/show_autor__q1obj_--_3D32104__--_3D_area_--_3Dcatalogo__q236__q30__q41__q5.htm|title=Editorial Caminho - Henrique Abranches<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=}}</ref>
'''Henrique''' (or '''Enrique''') '''Abranches''' (September 29, 1932 – August 8, 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200408160377.html|title=Angola: Head of State Praises Deceased Henrique Abranches|date=16 August 2004|publisher=|via=AllAfrica}}</ref>) was an [[Angola]]n writer and anthropologist born in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://html.editorial-caminho.pt/show_autor__q1obj_--_3D32104__--_3D_area_--_3Dcatalogo__q236__q30__q41__q5.htm|title=Editorial Caminho - Henrique Abranches<!-- Bot generated title -->|publisher=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225851/http://html.editorial-caminho.pt/show_autor__q1obj_--_3D32104__--_3D_area_--_3Dcatalogo__q236__q30__q41__q5.htm|archivedate=2007-09-27|df=}}</ref>


==Career ==
==Career ==

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Henrique Abranches
Born(1932-09-29)September 29, 1932
DiedAugust 8, 2004(2004-08-08) (aged 71)
Notable worksKonkhava de Féti

Henrique (or Enrique) Abranches (September 29, 1932 – August 8, 2004[1]) was an Angolan writer and anthropologist born in Lisbon, Portugal.[2]

Career

In 1947, he went to Angola, where he acquired citizenship.[citation needed]

With Pepetela, he founded in Algiers the Angolan Studies Center, where they worked at writing a handbook of the history of Angola. After independence, he was committed to cultural intervention. He was a teacher in higher education, besides being a poet, fiction writer, essayist and playwright.[3]

He was also the Director of the National Museum of Slavery, Angola.[citation needed]

Awards

  • National Literature Award (1981) for Konkhava de Féti.[4]
  • National Literature Award (1990) for O Clã de Novembrino[4]
  • Luanda trophy (1997)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Angola: Head of State Praises Deceased Henrique Abranches". 16 August 2004 – via AllAfrica.
  2. ^ "Editorial Caminho - Henrique Abranches". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Plural Editores
  4. ^ a b c "Writer Henrique Abranches Dies".