Biography
Lygia Fagundes da Silva Telles (née de Azevedo Fagundes; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈliʒiɐ faˈɡũdʒis ˈtɛlis]; 19 April 1918 – 3 April 2022) was a Brazilian novelist and writer. 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 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. She was elected as the third woman in the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 1985 and held Chair 16.
Filmography
all 9
Movies 9
Writer 5
self 2
Self
Hilda Hilst Pede Contato (2018)
Movie
Ela mesma
Lygia, Uma Escritora Brasileira (2017)
Movie
Writer
Apenas um Saxofone (2008)
Movie
Original Story
Contos de Lygia e Morte (1999)
Movie
Writer
As Meninas (1995)
Movie
Self
Narrarte (1990)
Movie
Writer
Já Não Se Faz Amor Como Antigamente (1976)
Movie
Writer
As Três Mortes de Solano (1976)
Movie
Writer
Capitu (1968)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.17
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1968
1990
1999
2018
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1923-04-19
Deathday2022-04-03 (98 years old)
Birth NameLygia de Azevedo Fagundes
Birth PlaceSão Paulo, Brazil
SpouseGofredo da Silva Teles Júnior
CitizenshipsBrazil
Awardshonorary doctor of the University of Brasília, Commander of the Order of Prince Henry, Ordem do Mérito Cultural, Prêmio Jabuti, Camões Prize
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