bio

Born in 1977, Ondjaki is a writer from Angola. He has written poetry, children's books, short stories, novels, drama and film scripts. Ondjaki received his Doctorate in African Studies in Italy. To date (2022) his body of work includes six novels, seven collections of short stories, six collections of poetry and nine children's books. In 2013 he was awarded the José Saramago Prize for his novel Os Transparentes.