Lygia Fagundes Telles

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Lygia Fagundes Telles was a renowned Brazilian writer and one of the country’s most important authors of the 20th century, celebrated for her psychologically rich short stories and novels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brazilian writer
human
novelist
short story writer
writer
awardReceived Camões Prize
Jabuti Prize
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
Order of Rio Branco
countryOfBirth Brazil
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
countryOfDeath Brazil
dateOfBirth 1923-04-19
dateOfDeath 2022-04-03
educatedAt University of São Paulo
era 20th century
21st century
familyName Fagundes Telles
fieldOfWork fiction
literature
genre novel
psychological fiction
short story
givenName Lygia
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
literaryTheme female subjectivity
psychological depth
urban life
memberOf Brazilian Academy of Letters
movement modernism
postmodernism
name Lygia Fagundes Telles
nationality Brazilian
notableFor 20th-century Brazilian literature
psychologically rich short stories
notableWork A Disciplina do Amor
Antes do Baile Verde
As Meninas
Ciranda de Pedra
Seminário dos Ratos
Verão no Aquário
occupation lawyer
writer
placeOfBirth São Paulo
placeOfDeath São Paulo
positionHeld member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters
sexOrGender female
spouse Goffredo da Silva Telles Júnior
workLocation São Paulo

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Camões Prize hasWinner Lygia Fagundes Telles
Lygia Fagundes Telles name Lygia Fagundes Telles