Agustina Bessa-Luís

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.

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All Writing

Abraham's Valley

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

7.5

39 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1993

33 years ago
Francisca

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

7.0

34 votes

Release Date

Dec 03, 1981

45 years ago
The Convent

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.2

27 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 1995

31 years ago
Visit, or Memories and Confessions

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.5

14 votes

Release Date

May 04, 2015

11 years ago
The Portuguese Woman

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.4

13 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 2019

7 years ago
Party

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.3

13 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 1996

30 years ago
Magic Mirror

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

6.4

10 votes

Release Date

Mar 09, 2006

20 years ago
True and Tender is the North

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

5.0

9 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 2008

17 years ago
Inquietude

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.4

8 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1998

28 years ago
The Uncertainty Principle

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

5.2

6 votes

Release Date

May 17, 2002

24 years ago
A Sibila

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 2023

2 years ago
The Conquest of Faro

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2005

21 years ago

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