Joaquim Dias Cordeiro da Matta

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Born	December 25, 1857 • Angola
Died	March 2, 1894 (aged 36) • Angola
Notable Works	“Delirios”
Subjects Of Study	Angolan literature • oral literature • Mbundu • folklore

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Manuel dos Santos Lima

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Mário António

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António Feliciano de Castilho

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Şemseddin Sami Fraşeri

Albanian author and lexicographer

Leonor de Almeida de Portugal

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S. Adeboye Babalola

Nigerian poet and scholar

José Luandino Vieira

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Fernando Monteiro de Castro Soromenho

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António Jacinto

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Arlindo Barbeitos

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