Sebastião Alba
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Sebastião Alba was a Portuguese
poet, born in Braga
that lived a long period of his life in former Portuguese colony Mozambique
.
He became a journalist in Mozambique and published three books of poetry before his decline caused by alcoholism.
The last two decades of his life he became a homeless alcoholic wandering and living in the streets of Braga.During this period he wrote poems and texts in scrap papers, napkins and often giving them to friends and family.
These writings were posthumously compiled in a book called "Albas" edited in 2003.
He died in 2000 hit by a car.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
poet, born in Braga
Braga
Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World...
that lived a long period of his life in former Portuguese colony Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
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He became a journalist in Mozambique and published three books of poetry before his decline caused by alcoholism.
The last two decades of his life he became a homeless alcoholic wandering and living in the streets of Braga.During this period he wrote poems and texts in scrap papers, napkins and often giving them to friends and family.
These writings were posthumously compiled in a book called "Albas" edited in 2003.
He died in 2000 hit by a car.
Published works
- Poesias, 1965
- O ritmo do presságio, 1974
- A noite dividida, 1982
- Albas, 2003