Gabriel Mariano

Gabriel Mariano
Born May 18, 1928
Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
Died February 28, 2002 (2002-03-01) (aged 73)
Lisbon, Portugal
Occupation actor, poet, novel, essayist

José Gabriel Lopes da Silva, also known as Gabriel Mariano, (May 18, 1928 in Ribeira Grande – February 18, 2002 in Lisbon, Portugal) was a Cape Verdean poet, novel and an essayist.

He studied at São Joaquim and graduated as director in Lisbon. He returned to Cape Verde 1950 where he participated in the creation of the magazine Restoration (with Jorge Pedro Barbosa and others), the Cultural Supplement (with Carlos Alberto Monteiro and others) and Boletim Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde Bulletin). His cultural activity brought him to the attention of the local governor and he was deported to Mozambique.

He published poems, novels and essays, in Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole.

One of his poem can be found on the CD Poesia de Cabo Verde e Sete Poemas de Sebastião da Gama (2007) by Afonso Dias[1]

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