Lygia Fagundes Telles
Writing
April 19, 1918
Died April 3, 2022 (103 years old)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
5
Acting Credits
Biography
Lygia Fagundes da Silva Telles (née de Azevedo Fagundes; 19 April 1918 – 3 April 2022), also known as "the lady of Brazilian literature" and "the greatest Brazilian writer" while alive, was a Brazilian novelist and writer, considered by academics, critics and readers to be one of the most important and notable Brazilian writers in the 20th century and the history of Brazilian literature. In addition to being a lawyer, Lygia was widely represented in postmodernism, and her works portrayed classic...
