==Literary work==Not only is Mia Couto considered one of the most important writers in Mozambique, but many of his works have been published in more than 20 countries and in various languages, including Portuguese, English, French, German, Italian, Serbian and Catalan.
Njegova prva zbirka pesmi "Raiz de Orvalho" je izšla leta 1983 in vključuje tudi tekste, nastale proti marksistični militantni propagandi.