Goan Literature - Indo-Portuguese, Konkani Writing

Indo-Portuguese, Konkani Writing

Besides English, Konkani and Marathi, Goans, particularly those of the past generation, have contributed significantly to writings in Portuguese.

• Adeodato Barreto Civilização Hindu (Hindu Civilization) and O Livro da Vida (The Book of Life)(poetry)
• Francisco Luis Gomes, In the Land of Brahama
• Nacimento Mendonca, Through the Mythical Ayodya
• Fanchu Loyola
• Laxmanrao Sardessai (poetry)
• Luís de Menezes Bragança (journalism)
• Floriano Pinto (poetry)
• "Gip" Costa, author of Jacob e Dulce' (Konkani flavour of Goa's spoken Portuguese)
• Alvaro da Costa (journalism)
• Manohar Sardesai (poetry)
• José da Silva Coelho was a short story writer active in the 1920s and 1930s
• Mário da Silva Coelho (poetry)
• Ananta Rau Sar Dessai (poetry and radio-theatre)
• Alfredo Bragança (poetry)
• Júlio Gonçalves published short-stories called Os Contos da Minha Terra and Aventuras dum Simplicio
• Carmo Azavedo's From the Tip of the Pen (Ao Bico da Pena)
• Amadeo Prazeres da Costa (journalism)
• Alberto de Meneses Rodrigues published three novellas in Caminhos de Luz (Bastora, Goa: 1958) and a collection of short stories and novellas entitled Flor Campestre in 1968
• Fernando de Noronha's Nostalgic Memories of the Past
• Dr.Olivinho Gomes, former Officiating Vice chancellor of Goa University
• Dr Carmo D'Souza, Angela's Goan Identity, Portugal In Search of Identity and other books. In a recent lecture, Dr D'Souza himself traced the indigenous imagery, and the impact of Portuguese on Goan writing.
• Orlando Costa eminent novelist and poet, author of prize winning novels O signo da ira (1961) and O Último Olhar de Manú Miranda (2000) and of many other literary works. Died in Portugal in 2006.
• Carmo Noronha including Contracorrente (Panjim, Goa: 1991) and Escalvando na Belga (Panjim. Goa: 1993)
• Alberto de Noronha translated a collection of short stories written in Marathi, Konkani and English under the title Onde Canta o Moruoni (Panjim, Goa: Third Millennium, 2003). It includes stories by Damodar Mauzo, Olivinho Gomes, Uday Bhembré, Laxmanrao Sardessai, Armando Menezes and Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, amongst others.
• Vimala Devi (the pseudonym of Teresa de Almeida), author of 'Súria', 'Hologramas' and 'Telepoemas' (poetry) and 'Monção' (short stories)
• Agostinho Fernandes published the novels Bodki (1962) and ...por além do além (Panjim, Goa: Third Millennium, 2008)
• Epitácio Pais, a writer of short stories, a collection of which was published under the title Os Javalis de Codval in 1974
• Maria Elsa da Rocha's Vivências partilhadas (Panjim, Goa: Third Millennium, 2006)
• Leopoldo da Rocha's Casa Grande e Outras Recordações de um velho Goês (Lisbon: Vega, 2008)