Lya Luft
Lya Luft | |
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Born | Lya Fett 15 September 1938 |
Died | 30 December 2021 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | (aged 83)
Alma mater | PUCRS |
Occupation(s) | Writer, prolific translator |
Spouse(s) |
Celso Luft
(m. 1963; div. 1985)
(m. 1992; died 1995)Vicente de Britto Pereira
(m. 2003) |
Partner | Hélio Pellegrino (1985–1988, his death) |
Children | 3 |
Lya Fett Luft (15 September 1938 – 30 December 2021) was a Brazilian writer and a prolific translator, working mostly in the English-Portuguese and the German-Portuguese language combinations.
Life and career
Lya Fett was born on 15 September 1938 in Santa Cruz do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul) which was largely settled by German-speaking immigrants, beginning in the first half of the 19th century. A notable percentage of the population there speak both German and Portuguese, including Fett's family. She later moved to Porto Alegre, where she lived until her death. She was a college professor of linguistics and literature, and wrote an opinion column for Veja magazine. Luft's literary work has been translated into other European languages, including German, English and Italian.[citation needed]
Death
Lya Luft suffered a heart attack in 2019. She died at her home in Porto Alegre two years later at age 83, on 30 December 2021, from melanoma.[1][2]
Bibliography
Works she produced in Portuguese:
- Canções de Limiar, 1964
- Flauta Doce, 1972
- Matéria do Cotidiano, 1978
- As Parceiras, 1980
- A Asa Esquerda do Anjo, 1981
- Reunião de Família, 1982
- O Quarto Fechado, 1984
- Mulher no Palco, 1984
- Exílio, 1987
- O Lado Fatal, 1989
- O Rio do Meio, 1996
- Secreta Mirada, 1997
- O Ponto Cego, 1999
- Histórias do Tempo, 2000
- Mar de dentro, 2000
- Perdas e Ganhos, 2003
- Histórias de Bruxa Boa, 2004
- Pensar é Transgredir, 2004
- Para não Dizer Adeus, 2005
References
- ^ "Escritora Lya Luft morre aos 83 anos em Porto Alegre". Globo.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Escritora Lya Luft morre aos 83 anos". GZH. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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External links
- Portuguese Wikiquote has quotations related to: Lya Luft
- Gezeiten des Glücks: Ein erfülltes Leben, Lya Luft. Site in German. Accessed on November 4, 2005.
- L’ALA SINISTRA DELL’ANGELO, a novel by Lya Luft. This site in Italian, was accessed on December 23, 2005.
- Lya Luft: "A cultura alemã me influenciou muito". Site in Portuguese, accessed on July 2, 2006.
- 1938 births
- 2021 deaths
- 20th-century Brazilian novelists
- 20th-century Brazilian women writers
- 21st-century Brazilian novelists
- 21st-century Brazilian women writers
- People from Santa Cruz do Sul
- Brazilian people of German descent
- Translators to Portuguese
- Brazilian women novelists
- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni
- Deaths from melanoma
- Deaths from cancer in Rio Grande do Sul
- Brazilian writer stubs