Orlanda Amarílis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Orlanda Amarílis

Cape Verdean writer

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1924

Place of Birth: Assomada, Cape Verde

Date of Death: 01-Feb-2014

Profession: writer, woman of letters, children's writer

Nationality: Cape Verde

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Orlanda Amarílis Lopes Rodrigues Fernandes Ferreira, known as Orlanda Amarílis (October 8, 1924 – February 1, 2014) was a Cape Verdean writer.
She is considered to be a noteworthy writer of fiction whose main literary themes include perspectives on women’s writing, with depictions of various aspects of the lives of Cape Verdean women as well as depictions of the Cape Verdean diaspora.
She has been described as "indisputably one of Cape Verde’s most talented writers".