Agustina Bessa-Luís
- Writing
- October 15, 1922 · Amarante, Portugal
- June 3, 2019
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 · Self
- Magic Mirror · Novel
- Conversazione a Porto
- Agustina Bessa-Luís: Nasci Adulta e Morrerei Criança · Self
- 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