dimension. An international jury at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair named his first novel, Terra Sonâmbula (Sleepwalking Land), one of the best 12 African books of the 20th century. In 2007, he became the first African author to win the prestigious Latin Union literary prize, which has been awarded annually in Italy since 1990. Mia Couto became only the fourth writer in the Portuguese language to take home this prestigious award, having competed against authors from Portugal, France, Colombia, Spain, Italy, and Senegal. Currently, he is a biologist employed by the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park while continuing his work on other writing projects. In 1998, Couto was elected into the Brazilian Academy of Letters, the first African writer to receive such an honor. Awards and honours 2014 Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2013 Camões Prize 2007 Latin Union Prize Books Raiz do Orvalho (poetry, 1983) Vozes Anoitecidas (short stories, 1986). [Voices Made Night. Translated by David Brookshaw (1990) ] Cada Homem É uma Raça (short stories, 1990) Cronicando (crônicas, 1991) Terra Sonâmbula (novel, 1992) [Sleepwalking Land. Translated by David Brookshaw (2006) ] Estórias Abensonhadas (short stories, 1994) Every man is a race [Translation of selected works from: Cada homem é uma raça, and Cronicando; translated by David Brookshaw] (1994) A Varanda do Frangipani (novel, 1996) [Under the Frangipani. Translated by David Brookshaw. (2001) ] Contos do Nascer da Terra (short stories, 1997) Mar Me Quer (novella, 1998) Vinte e Zinco (novella, 1999) Raiz de orvalho e outros poemas (1999) O Último Voo do Flamingo (novel, 2000) [The Last Flight of the Flamingo. Translated by David Brookshaw. (2004) ] Mar me quer (2000) O Gato e o Escuro (children's book, 2001) Na Berma de Nenhuma Estrada e Outros Contos (short stories, 2001) Um Rio Chamado Tempo, uma Casa Chamada Terra (novel, 2002) Contos do Nascer da Terra (short stories, 2002) O País do Queixa Andar (crônicas, 2003) O Fio das Missangas (short stories, 2003) A chuva pasmada (2004) Pensatempos: textos de opinião (2005) O Outro Pé da Sereia (novel, 2006) Venenos de Deus, Remédios do Diabo (novel, 2008) Jesusalém (novel, 2009) A Confissão da Leoa (novel, 2012) [Confession of the Lioness. Translated by David Brookshaw (2015). ] Pensativities: Selected Essays. Translated by David Brookshaw (2015). Mulheres de cinzas (the first book of the trilogy As Areias do Imperador) (2015) [Woman of the Ashes. Translated by David Brookshaw (2018). ] A Espada