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Agustina Bessa-Luís

Writer, Actor
Born October 15, 1922Died June 3, 2019 (96 years)
Agustina Bessa-Luís, was a Portuguese writer. From 1986 and 1987, she was director of the daily O Primeiro de Janeiro (Porto). From 1990 to 1993, she was director of the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (Lisbon). Her novels have been adapted for the screen by director Manoel de Oliveira: Fanny Owen ("Francisca"), Abraham's Valley, and The Lands of Risk ("The Convent"), in addition to the Party. Her novel As Terras do Risco was the basis for the film O Convento in 1995. She was awarded the Camões Prize in 2004.

Known For

  • Abraham's Valley
  • Francisca
  • The Convent
  • The Portuguese Woman
  • The Uncertainty Principle
  • Memories and Confessions
  • Magic Mirror
  • Party
  • Anxiety
  • The Sibyl

Filmography

2022
The Sibyl · as Novel
2018
2008
2005
Magic Mirror · as Novel
2002
1998
1996
1995
1993
1993
Abraham's Valley · as Novel
1981
Francisca · as Novel

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