Maria de Lourdes Teixeira

Maria de Lourdes Teixeira (25 March 1907 – 1989) was a Brazilian writer, translator, biographer[1] and journalist best known for having received the Prize Jabuti of Literature for Best Novel in 1961 and 1970 by Rua Augusta and Pátio das Donzelas respectively.[2][3] She was also the first woman to be accepted for the Paulista Academy of Letters.[4][5]

Biography

Born in São Pedro,[6] she debuted in the literary field in the 1920s when she published two essays in the magazine Papel e Tinta. Around 1952 she contributed to the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. In her personal life, Teixeira had a second marriage with the also academic José Geraldo Vieira (1897-1977), whereas his son Rubens Teixeira Scavone (1925–2007) also was a member of the Paulista Academy and won the Prize Jabuti for Best Novel in 1973 by Clube de Campo.[7]

Works

Novels

Short stories

Other

References

  1. ↑ Novaes Coelho, Nelly (2000). Literatura: arte, conhecimento e vida (in Portuguese). Editora Fundação Peirópolis. p. 159. ISBN 978-858-566-341-4.
  2. ↑ Prêmio Jabuti (ed.). "Prêmio 1961. Categorias desse prêmio" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Prêmio Jabuti (ed.). "Prêmio 1970. Categorias desse prêmio" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Martins, Anna Maria (9 November 2012). Academia Paulista de Letras, ed. "Ruth Rocha - Recepcionada com discurso pela Acadêmica Anna Maria Martins" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Sistema Municipal de Bibliotecas, Prefeitura de São Paulo, ed. (9 March 2012). "Mulheres na Academia de Letras" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Hotel Central é demolido". Folha de São Pedro. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Prêmio Jabuti (ed.). "Prêmio 1973. Categorias desse prêmio" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 April 2013.
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