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Ondjaki

Born

in Luanda, Angola

July 05, 1977

Genre

Fiction, Children's

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Ndalu de Almeida (born 1977) is a writer from Angola, writing under the pen name Ondjaki. He lives in Luanda, the capital of the country, and has written poetry, children's books, short stories, novels, drama and film scripts.

Ondjaki studied sociology at the University of Lisbon, and wrote his graduation paper about Angolan writer Luandino Vieira. His literary debut came in 2002 with the novella O Assobiador (The Whistler), which was followed up with the childhood memoir Bom dia camaradas (Good Morning, Comrades) in 2003. To date (2010) he has published four novels, three collections of short stories, two collections of poetry and three children's books. His books have been translated to French, Spanish, Italian, German, English, Chinese an ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 9,008 ratings · 1,255 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors

	Os da Minha Rua 3.94 avg rating — 1,855 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Os Transparentes 4.14 avg rating — 1,503 ratings — published 2012 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Morning Comrades by Ondjaki, Stephen Henighan (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 1,169 ratings — published 2003 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	AvóDezanove e o Segredo do Soviético 3.96 avg rating — 713 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bicicleta que Tinha Bigodes 4.20 avg rating — 445 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quantas Madrugadas Tem a Noite by Ondjaki, António Jorge Gonçalves (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Livro do Deslembramento 4.05 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whistler 3.41 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	E Se Amanhã o Medo 3.49 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sonhos Azuis pelas Esquinas 3.70 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Uma casa está em muitos lugares - ela respirou devagar, me abraçou. - É uma coisa que se encontra.”
― Ondjaki, Os da Minha Rua

tags: casa

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“A infância é uma coisa assim bonita: caímos juntos na relva, magoamo-nos um bocadinho, mas sobretudo rimos.”
― Ondjaki, Os da Minha Rua

tags: infância

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“Não gosto de despedidas porque elas chegam dentro de mim como se fossem fantasmas mujimbeiros que dizem segredos do futuro que eu nunca pedi a ninguém para vir soprar no meu ouvido de criança.”
― Ondjaki, Os da Minha Rua

tags: despedidas

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