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Agustina Bessa-Luís

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in Vila Meã, Amarante, Portugal

October 15, 1922

Died

June 03, 2019

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Agustina Bessa-Luís was born in Vila Meã (Amarante) in 1922. Her father's family was from the north of Portugal and her mother was Spanish.

She lived her childhood and teenagehood in the region of Douro, Minho and then Coimbra in 1948. She married Alberto Oliveira Luís in 1945 and after 1948 she moved to Oporto.

She started writing at the age of 16 and in 1950 she published her first novel, Mundo Fechado. In 1952 her talent was recognized with the award Delfim de Guimarães, for her book Sibila, which also received the award Eça de Queirós the next year.

In 1958, she gave her first steps in theatre, writing the play O inseparável.

Between 1986 and 1987 she was the director of the diary O Primeiro de Janeiro in Oporto. Between 1990 and 1993 s Agustina Bessa-Luís was born in Vila Meã (Amarante) in 1922. Her father's family was from the north of Portugal and her mother was Spanish.

She lived her childhood and teenagehood in the region of Douro, Minho and then Coimbra in 1948. She married Alberto Oliveira Luís in 1945 and after 1948 she moved to Oporto.

She started writing at the age of 16 and in 1950 she published her first novel, Mundo Fechado. In 1952 her talent was recognized with the award Delfim de Guimarães, for her book Sibila, which also received the award Eça de Queirós the next year.

In 1958, she gave her first steps in theatre, writing the play O inseparável.

Between 1986 and 1987 she was the director of the diary O Primeiro de Janeiro in Oporto. Between 1990 and 1993 she was the director of D.Maria II Theatre in Lisbon and a member of the Alta Autoridade para a Comunicação Social.

She is a member of the Academie Européenne des Sciences, des Arts et des Lettres in Paris, of the Academia Brasileira de Letras and the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, being also recognized at Ordem de Sant'Iago da Espada (1980), Medalha de Honra da Cidade do Porto (1988) and degree of "Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres", given by the French government (1989).

Various works have been translated in various countries and some were adapted to the cinema, such as Francisca, Vale Abraão and As Terras de Risco by Manoel de Oliveira. Her novel As Fúrias was adapted to the theatre by Filipe La Féria.

At the age of 81, Agustina Bessa-Luís received the Camões Award, considered the most important portuguese award.

Agustina Bessa-Luís nació en Vila Meã (Amarante, Portugal) en 1922, de madre española y padre portugués. Es miembro de la Academia Europea de las Ciencias, las Artes y las Letras de París, de la Academia Brasileña de las Letras y de la Academia de las Ciencias de Lisboa. Sus numerosos libros le han valido las más importantes distinciones, como la de Santiago da Espada (1980), la Medalla de Honor de la Ciudad de Oporto (1988) o el grado de Oficial de la Orden de las Artes y las Letras del gobierno francés (1989). En 2004 recibió el galardón literario más importante en lengua portuguesa, el Premio Camôes. ...more

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	A Sibila 3.73 avg rating — 1,818 ratings — published 1953 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fanny Owen 3.50 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 1979 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vale Abraão 3.83 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dentes de Rato 3.36 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Ronda da Noite 3.89 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Pessoas Felizes 3.65 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jóia de Família 3.74 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2001 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Estações da Vida by Agustina Bessa-Luís, António Barreto (Prefácio) 3.86 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Os Meninos de Ouro 3.79 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Mosteiro 3.77 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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O Princípio da Incerteza (3 books)
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A Bíblia do Pobres (2 books)
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“São os espíritos superficiais que mais crêem nos êxitos retumbantes, nas fórmulas fáceis para vencer, pois isso lhes lisonjeia a incapacidade e a fraqueza de vontade.Os lances engenhosos, em que se torce a moral para obter um mais rápido efeito, conseguem grande público.Mas a vida, cujas leis são infinitamente mais sóbrias, mais puras que as dos homens, não as aceita”
― Agustina Bessa-Luís, A Sibila

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“É nas coisas simples e sem originalidade que reside o segredo do sentimento humano.”
― Agustina Bessa-Luís, Mundo Fechado

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“O sofrimento é como a liberdade: só aos corações de grande fortaleza pode aproveitar, aos outros humilha-os e corrompe-os, e mais nada.”
― Agustina Bessa-Luís, Contemplação Carinhosa da Angústia

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