Aurora Augusta Figueiredo de Carvalho Homem (13 November 1937 – 11 June 2010), known by her

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Maria Aurora, was a Portuguese

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and

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. Although born in Viseu District, in 1974 she settled on

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, where her contributions to culture were greatly appreciated.

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's City Council pays tribute to her work by hosting an award for essays on

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and having a street named after her.

Works

Poetry

*''Raízes do silêncio'', Funchal, 1982. *''Ilha a duas vozes'', Funchal, 1988, com João Carlos Abreu. *''Cintilações'', Funchal, 1994, com João Lemos Gomes. *''Uma voz de muda espera: monografia sentimental'', São Pedro do Sul, 1995. *''12 textos de desejo'', Funchal, 2003. *''Antes que a noite caia'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2005. *''Discurso amoroso'',

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, 2006.

Fiction

*''A Santa do Calhau: contos'', Lisboa, 1992. *''Para ouvir Albinoni'', Ponta Delgada, 1995. *''Leila: contos'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2005.

Non-fiction

*''Discurs(ilha)ndo: crónicas'', Funchal, 1999.

Children's

*''Vamos cantar histórias'', Funchal, 1989. *''Juju, a tartaruga, Lisboa, 1991. *''Loma, o lobo marinho'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2005. *''Zina, a baleia azul'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2007. *''Maria e a estrela do mar'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2007. *''A fada Ofélia e o véu da noiva'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2008. *''A cidade do Funcho: a primeira viagem de João Gonçalves da Câmara'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2008. *''Uma escadinha para o Menino Jesus'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2008. *''Pedro pesquito e a Câmara dos Lobos'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2009. *''O anjo Tobias e a rochinha de Natal'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2009. *''A fada Íris e a floresta mágica'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2009. *''Marta, Xispas e a gruta misteriosa'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2010.

Works

;Poetry * ''Raízes do silêncio'', Funchal, 1982 * ''Ilha a duas vozes'', Funchal, 1988, with João Carlos Abreu * ''Cintilações'', Funchal, 1994, with João Lemos Gomes * ''Uma voz de muda espera: monografia sentimental'', S. Pedro do Sul, 1995 * ''12 textos de desejo'', Funchal, 2003 * ''Antes que a noite caia'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 2005 * ''Discurso amoroso''. Editor Campo das letras, Porto. 89 pp. Ilustró Francisco Simões, , 2006 ;Fiction * ''A Santa do Calhau: contos'', Lisboa. Editor Noticias, 176 pp. . 1992 * ''Para ouvir Albinoni'', Ponta Delgada, 1995. Vol. 6 de Colecção Autores da Madeira. Editor Campo das Letras, 92 pp. . 2003 * ''Leila: contos'', Vila Nova de Gaia, 88 pp. . 2005 * ''Zina, a baleia azul''. Ilustró Sónia Cântara. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 24 pp. . 2007 ;Anthologies * ''Pontos luminosos: Açores e Madeira: antologia de poesia do século XX''. Vol. 149 de Fora de colecção. Con Urbano Bettencourt, Diana Pimentel. Editor Campo das Letras, 191 pp. . 2006 * ''São Vicente em fundo: antologia dos prémios do conto "Horácio Bento de Gouveia"''. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 293 pp. . 2009 ;Works for children * ''Vamos cantar histórias'', Funchal, 1989 * ''Juju a tartaruga'', Lisboa. Con Maurício Fernandes. Lisboa. Editor Notícias, 191 pp. . 1991 * ''Maria e a estrela do mar'', Vila Nova de Gaia. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 32 pp. . 2007 * ''A fada Ofélia e o Véu da Noiva''. Ilustró José Nelson Pestana Henriques, Vila Nova de Gaia. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 48 pp. . 2008 * ''A cidade do Funcho: a primeira viagem de João Gonçalves da Câmara''. Ilustró José Nelson Pestana Henriques, Vila Nova de Gaia. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 56 pp. . 2008 * ''Uma escadinha para o Menino Jesus''. Ilustró José Nelson Pestana Henriques, Vila Nova de Gaia. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 48 pp. . 2008 * ''Pedro pesquito e a Câmara dos Lobos''. Ilustró José Nelson Pestana Henriques, Vila Nova de Gaia. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 56 pp. . 2009 * ''O anjo Tobias e a rochinha de Natal''. Ilustró José Nelson Pestana Henriques, Vila Nova de Gaia. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 40 pp. . 2009 * ''A fada Íris e a floresta mágica''. Ilustró Elisabete Henriques, Vila Nova de Gaia. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 40 pp. . 2009 * ''Marta, Xispas e a gruta misteriosa''. Ilustró José Nelson Pestana Henriques, Vila Nova de Gaia. Lisboa. Editor 7 Dias 6 Noites, 32 pp. . 2010

References

Literature

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aurora, Maria 1937 births 2010 deaths 21st-century Portuguese poets Portuguese women short story writers Portuguese short story writers People from Funchal 20th-century Portuguese women writers 21st-century Portuguese women writers 21st-century Portuguese writers 20th-century Portuguese poets Portuguese women poets Portuguese children's writers