Lygia Fagundes Telles

Brazilian novelist and short-story writer (1918–2022)

  • Fame52.6
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia4.3K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1918–2022, aged 104Brazil
BrazilBrazilWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    27 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1918–2022
    Aged 104
  • Known for
    As Meninas
    1995
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

Lygia Fagundes da Silva Telles, also known as "the lady of Brazilian literature" and "the greatest Brazilian writer" while alive, was a Brazilian novelist and writer, considered by academics, critics and readers to be one of the most important and notable Brazilian writers in the 20th century and the history of Brazilian literature. In addition to being a lawyer, Lygia was widely represented in postmodernism, and her works portrayed classic and universal themes such as death, love, fear and madness, as well as fantasy.

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52.6
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Historical21.4
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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