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Agustina Bessa-Luís

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Portuguese writer (1922-2019)

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Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE 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 D. Maria II National Theatre (Lisbon).

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2004Camões Prize
Officer of Arts and Letters
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
honorary doctorate of the University of Porto
Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Prémio Seiva

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Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE 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 D. Maria II National Theatre (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 , in addition to the Party. Director João Botelho directed A Corte do Norte based on Agustina's homonymous novel.

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Portugal
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1922 to 2019 · aged 96
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20 languages

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