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.
Personal Details
Movies (16)
A Sibila
Novel (Writing)
2023
The Portuguese Woman
Writer (Writing)
2019
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
Writer (Writing)
2015
True and Tender is the North
Novel (Writing)
2008
No Tempo do Cinema
as Herself
2006
Magic Mirror
Novel (Writing)
2006
Conversazione a Porto
2006
The Conquest of Faro
Writer (Writing)
2005
The Uncertainty Principle
Novel (Writing)
2002
Porto of My Childhood
as Dama Texto
2001
Inquietude
Writer (Writing)
1998
Party
Writer (Writing)
1996
The Convent
Writer (Writing)
1995
Abraham's Valley
Novel (Writing)
1993
Francisca
Novel (Writing)
1981
Ma Femme Chamada Bicho
as Self
1978