About

Known credits:
14
Birthday:
1918-04-19
Place of birth:
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Website:
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Lygia Fagundes Telles

Overview

Lygia Fagundes da Silva Telles (née de Azevedo Fagundes; 19 April 1918[1] – 3 April 2022), also known as "the lady of Brazilian literature" and "the greatest Brazilian writer" while alive, was a Brazilian novelist and writer, considered by academics, critics and readers to be one of the most important and notable Brazilian writers in the 20th century and the history of Brazilian literature. In addition to being a lawyer, Lygia was widely represented in postmodernism, and her works portrayed classic and universal themes such as death, love, fear and madness, as well as fantasy.

Born in São Paulo, and educated as a lawyer, she began publishing soon after she completed high school and simultaneously worked as a solicitor and writer throughout most of her career. She was elected as the third woman in the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 1985 and held Chair 16. She was a recipient of the Camões Prize, the highest literary award of the Portuguese language and her works have received honors and awards from Brazil, Chile and France. Winner of all important literary awards in Brazil, honored nationally and internationally, in 2016, at the age of 98, she became the first Brazilian woman to be nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature. (Wikipedia)

Known for

Acting

2018 Hilda Hilst Pede Contato Actor Herself (archive) 58
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2017 Lygia, Uma Escritora Brasileira Actor Ela mesma N/A
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2002 Hilda Humana Hilst Actor Self N/A
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Writing

2024 Venha ver o Pôr-do-Sol Writing Original Story N/A
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2008 Stone Circle Writing Original Story 69
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2008 Apenas um Saxofone Writing Writer N/A
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2004 Formigas Writing Original Story N/A
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1999 Contos de Lygia e Morte Writing Original Story 58
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1995 As Meninas Writing Writer 59
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1981 Ciranda de Pedra Writing Original Story N/A
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1976 Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente Writing Writer 58
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1976 Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente Writing Short Story 58
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1976 As Três Mortes de Solano Writing Original Story 59
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1968 Capitu Writing Writer 59
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