Luanda – Writer and journalist Jorge Macedo was honored last Wednesday in Luanda by the Literary and Linguistic Studies Circle e Litteragris (CE3L), due to his artistic career.
The tribute took place at the "Maka à Quarta-feira" space, an initiative of the Angolan Writers Union (UEA), which discussed the trajectory of Jorge Macedo.
For the group, the writer is at the genesis of the construction of litteragris thought and its inclination towards literary studies.
On the subject, writer and literary critic Agostinho Gonçalves said that Jorge Macedo is a patron of the movement, the result of his contribution to his many works, with emphasis on "O Tempo" and "Mulher".
The two works tell the story of a people seeking independence.
Literary critic Hélder Sinbad claims that “master Macedo”, as he is called by writers, contributed immensely to Angolan literature, through his critical and theoretical studies.
Corroborating the idea, the writer and literary critic Mambanza Kamba, also a member of the movement, considers him as a philosopher, due to the wisdom that is reflected in his works.
On the occasion, the secretary of the UEA, David Kapelenguela, was pleased with the presentation of the Litteragris Movement, which he sees as a replacement for the previous generation.
The debate, "From Poetry to Theoretical Thought of Jorge Macedo", was moderated by the head of the Literature Area at CE3L, Edmira Cariango.
The Litteragris Movement is a group founded on October 17, 2015, in the main hall of the Union of Angolan Writers, in Luanda.
The concept was born from the need to expand the areas for transmitting literary and linguistic knowledge.
Jorge Mendes Macedo was born in 1941, in the province of Malanje, and died in September 2009, in the province of Luanda, at the age of 68.
The journalist, who attended minor and major seminaries in Luanda, where he completed a Philosophy course, began his literary activity in 1957, with the publication of the poetry book “É Tempo”.
During his life, he published several books, including poems, novels, short stories and essays, and collaborated in publications such as Angola Norte, International Poetry Magazine, Nováfrica, Ngoma and Convivium.
In addition to his literary activity, Jorge Macedo dedicated himself to musical research.
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