Known For
Writing
Born
Oct 15, 1922
Died
Jun 03, 2019
Place of Birth
Amarante, Portugal
Credits
17 titles
Agustina Bessa-Luís
Biography
Agustina Bessa-Luís, 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 Teatro Nacional D. Maria II (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 ("The Convent"), in addition to the Party. Her novel As Terras do Risco was the basis for the film O Convento in 1995. She was awarded the Camões Prize in 2004.
Known For
Filmography
The Sibyl
Novel
The Portuguese Woman
Writer
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
Writer
True and Tender is the North
Novel
No Tempo do Cinema
Herself
Magic Mirror
Novel
Conversazione a Porto
Agustina Bessa-Luís: Nasci Adulta e Morrerei Criança
Herself
The Conquest of Faro
Writer
The Uncertainty Principle
Novel
Porto of My Childhood
Dama Texto
Inquietude
Writer
Party
Writer
The Convent
Writer
Abraham's Valley
Novel
Francisca
Novel
Ma Femme Chamada Bicho
Self