Agustina Bessa-Luís


Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE was a Portuguese writer.
From 1986 and 1987, she was director of the daily O Primeiro de Janeiro. From 1990 to 1993, she was director of the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II.
Her novels have been adapted for the screen by director Manoel de Oliveira: Fanny Owen, Abraham's Valley, and The Lands of Risk, in addition to the Party.
Her novel As Terras do Risco was the basis for the film O Convento in 1995.

Awards

She was awarded the Camões Prize in 2004.

Works