Agustina Bessa-Luís

Portuguese writer (1922–2019)

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Lived 1922–2019, aged 97Portugal

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Wikipedia
20 languages
Cross-language footprint
Rank in Portugal
#188
Writers
Era
1922–2019
Aged 97
Known for
Abraham's Valley
1993

Summary

Updated 2026-06-11

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.