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Agustina Bessa-Luís
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Age96 years (at death)
BornOct 15, 1922
DeathJun 03, 2019
CountryPortugal
ProfessionWriter, screenwriter, playwright, biographer, novelist
ZodiacLibra ♎
Born inVila Meã

Agustina Bessa-Luís

Personal Facts, Age, Height and Biography of 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 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 ("The Convent"), in addition to the Party. Director João Botelho directed A Corte do Norte based on Agustina's homonymous novel.