Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE (; 15 October 1922 – 3 June 2019) was a Portuguese writer. From 1986 and 1987, she was director of the daily ''

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'' (

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). From 1990 to 1993, she was director of the D. Maria II National Theatre (

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). Her novels have been adapted for the screen by director

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: ''Fanny Owen'' ("Francisca"), ''

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'', and ''The Lands of Risk'' ("The Convent"), in addition to the ''

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''. Director João Botelho directed

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based on Agustina's homonymous novel.

Awards

She was awarded the Camões Prize in 2004.

Works

* ''A Sibila'' (1954; "The Sibyl") * ''ESTADOS ERÓTICOS IMEDIATOS DE SÖREN KIERKEGAARD'' ØREN KIERKEGAARD'S IMMEDIATE EROTIC STAGES Is based on Kierkegaard text from ''The Seducer's Diary'', ''The immediate erotic stages or the musical-erotic'', – popular name: ''The Don Juan-analysis'' -, and ''The Journals'', 1992 * ''Os Incuráveis'' (1956) * ''A Muralha'' (1957) * ''O Susto'' (1958) * ''Ternos Guerreiros'' (1960) * ''O Manto'' (1961) * ''O Sermão do Fogo'' (1962) * ''As Relações Humanas: I – Os Quatro Rios'' (1964) * ''As Relações Humanas: II – A Dança das Espadas'' (1965) * ''As Relações Humanas: III – Canção Diante de uma Porta Fechada'' (1966) * ''A Bíblia dos Pobres: I – Homens e Mulheres'' (1967) * ''A Bíblia dos Pobres: II – As Categorias'' (1970) * ''As Pessoas Felizes'' (1975) * ''Crónica do Cruzado Osb'' (1976) * ''As Fúrias'' (1977) * ''Fanny Owen'' (1979) * ''O Mosteiro'' (1980) * ''Os Meninos de Ouro'' (1983) * ''Adivinhas de Pedro e Inês'' * ''Um Bicho da Terra'' (1984), a

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* ''Um Presépio Aberto'' (1984) * ''A Monja de Lisboa'' (1985) a

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* ''A Corte do Norte'' (1987) * ''Prazer e Glória'' (1988) * ''A Torre'' (1988) * ''Eugénia e Silvina'' (1989) * ''Vale Abraão'' (1991) * ''Ordens Menores'' (1992) * ''Fake-book (''1992)

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with etchings by

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* ''As Terras do Risco'' (1994) * ''O Concerto dos Flamengos'' (1994) * ''Aquário e Sagitário'' (1995) short story * ''Um Outro Olhar sobre Portugal'' (1995), Voyage with photographs by

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and Illustrations by Maluda * ''Memórias Laurentinas'' (1996) * ''Um Cão que Sonha'' (1997) * ''O Comum dos Mortais'' (1988) * ''A Quinta Essência'' (1999) * ''Dominga'' (1999) * ''Contemplação Carinhosa da Angústia'' (2000), Anthologie * ''O Princípio da Incerteza: I – Jóia de Família'' (2001) * ''O Princípio da Incerteza: II – A Alma dos Ricos'' (2002) * ''O Princípio da Incerteza: III – Os Espaços em Branco'' (2003) * ''Antes do Degelo'' (2004) * ''Doidos e Amantes'' (2005) * ''A Ronda da Noite'' (2006)

References

Sources

* Jens Staubrand: ''Kierkegaard International Bibliography Music Works and Plays,'' Copenhagen 2009. In English and Danish. 1922 births 2019 deaths Golden Globes (Portugal) winners Camões Prize winners 20th-century Portuguese women writers 20th-century Portuguese writers People from Amarante, Portugal {{Portugal-writer-stub