Agustina Bessa-Luís, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Agustina Bessa-Luís

Portuguese writer

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1922

Place of Birth: Vila Meã, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal

Date of Death: 03-Jun-2019

Profession: screenwriter, writer, playwright, biographer

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Agustina Bessa-Luís, GOSE (Portuguese: [??u?'tin? 'b?s? lu'i?]; 15 October 1922 – 3 June 2019) 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.