Agustina_Bessa-Luís
Agustina Bessa-Luís
Portuguese writer (1922–2019)
Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE (Portuguese: [ɐɣuʃˈtinɐ ˈβɛsɐ luˈiʃ]; 15 October 1922 – 3 June 2019)[1] was a Portuguese writer.[2] 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).[3][4] 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.[5][6] Director João Botelho directed A Corte do Norte based on Agustina's homonymous novel.