english: Author of 23 books , among them romance novels, poems and chronicles translated into 22 languages, Mia became the second Mozambican author to win the prize, after poet José Craveirinha, who won it in 1991.
non_english: Met 23 boeken op zijn naam, onder andere romans, gedichten en kronieken, vertalingen in 22 talen, is Mia de tweede Mozambikaanse auteur die de prijs in ontvangst mag nemen, na José Craveirinha in 1991.