Hélder Malta Macedo (

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, November 1935) is a Portuguese writer. His father was a colonial administrator in Zambézia,

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, where Macedo grew up till the age of 12. His opposition to the

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caused him to seek exile in London during the 1950s. Was a Faber and Faber novelist, friends with writers Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes in early 1960s London.

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1935 births Living people Portuguese poets Portuguese novelists Fellows of King's College London {{Portugal-writer-stub