Birthday
1918-04-19
Deathday
2022-04-03
Place of Birth
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Lygia Fagundes Telles

Writing

Biography

Lygia Fagundes da Silva Telles (née de Azevedo Fagundes; 19 April 1918[1] – 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 and universal themes such as death, love, fear and madness, as well as fantasy. Born in São Pau...

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