Agustina Bessa-Luís

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Agustina Bessa-Luís was a prominent Portuguese novelist and essayist known for her psychologically rich narratives and significant influence on 20th-century Portuguese literature.

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Agustina Bessa-Luís canonical 2

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instanceOf Portuguese writer ⓘ
essayist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
person ⓘ
activePeriod 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
awardReceived Camões Prize ⓘ
Grand Cross of the Order of Saint James of the Sword ⓘ
Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry ⓘ
birthName Maria Agustina Ferreira Teixeira Bessa ⓘ
child Mónica Baldaque ⓘ
citizenship Portugal ⓘ
countryOfBirth Portugal ⓘ
countryOfDeath Portugal ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1922-10-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2019-06-03 ⓘ
genre essay ⓘ
novel ⓘ
influenced Portuguese literature ⓘ
languageOfWork Portuguese ⓘ
movement 20th-century Portuguese literature ⓘ
name Agustina Bessa-Luís ⓘ
nationality Portuguese ⓘ
notableFor complex female characters ⓘ
exploration of Portuguese bourgeois society ⓘ
influence on 20th-century Portuguese literature ⓘ
notableWork A Corte do Norte ⓘ
A Sibila ⓘ
Fanny Owen ⓘ
O Manto ⓘ
Os Meninos de Ouro ⓘ
occupation essayist ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Vila Meã ⓘ
placeOfDeath Porto ⓘ
positionHeld director of Teatro Nacional de D. Maria II ⓘ
member of Conselho de Imprensa ⓘ
residence Porto ⓘ
spouse Alberto Luís ⓘ
subjectOf film adaptations by Manoel de Oliveira ⓘ
workAdaptedAsFilm A Corte do Norte ⓘ
Fanny Owen ⓘ
O Convento ⓘ
linked to: The Portuguese Nun
writingStyle psychologically rich narratives ⓘ

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Camões Prize → hasWinner → Agustina Bessa-Luís ⓘ
Agustina Bessa-Luís → name → Agustina Bessa-Luís ⓘ