Agustina Bessa-Luís
Portuguese writer
- Born
- 15 October 1922, Vila Meã
- Died
- 3 June 2019, aged 96
Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE (15 October 1922 – 3 June 2019) 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 D. Maria II National Theatre (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 , in addition to the Party. Director João Botelho directed A Corte do Norte based on Agustina's homonymous novel.
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