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Lygia Fagundes Telles

1923 - 2022

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Lygia Fagundes da Silva Telles (née de Azevedo Fagundes; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈliʒiɐ faˈɡũdʒis ˈtɛlis]; 19 April 1918 – 3 April 2022), also known as "the lady of Brazilian literature" and "the greatest Brazilian writer" while alive, was a Brazilian novelist and writer, considered by academics, critics and readers to be one of the most important and notable Brazilian writers in the 20th century and the history of Brazilian literature. In addition to being a lawyer, Lygia was widely represented in postmodernism, and her works portrayed classic and universal themes such as death, love, fear and madness, as well as fantasy. Born in São Paulo, and educated as a lawyer, she began publishing soon after she completed high school and simultaneously worked as a solicitor and writer throughout most of her career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lygia Fagundes Telles has received more than 97,685 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Lygia Fagundes Telles is the 4,324th most popular writer (up from 4,678th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Brazil (up from 518th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Brazilian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 98k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Seminário dos ratos
1977
Antes do baile verde
1969
As meninas
1973
A disciplina do amor
1980
Ciranda de pedra
1955
Filhos pródigos
1978

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lygia Fagundes Telles ranks 4,324 out of 7,302. Before her are Maurice Sachs, Balamani Amma, Ivanka Trump, Philip Arthur Fisher, Robin Sharma, and Mike Resnick. After her are Louise-Victorine Ackermann, Mordecai Richler, Herbert Achternbusch, Dorothee Sölle, Franciszek Karpiński, and Orhan Kemal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Lygia Fagundes Telles ranks 286. Before her are Mikhail Pugovkin, Jim Reeves, Bruno Zumino, Adolf Grünbaum, Isao Kimura, and Ernesto Prinoth. After her are Peter Gay, Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg, N. T. Rama Rao, Geoff Duke, Paul Xuereb, and Ladislav Fuks. Among people deceased in 2022, Lygia Fagundes Telles ranks 302. Before her are Roger E. Mosley, Jean-Claude Mézières, Herbert W. Franke, André Wilms, Christiane Hörbiger, and Omar Borrás. After her are Herbert Achternbusch, Anatoly Kvashnin, Jean Philippe, François Remetter, Nélida Piñon, and Herman Daly.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Lygia Fagundes Telles ranks 462 out of 2,236. Before her are Hermínio de Brito (1914), José Lázaro Robles (1924), Ederson (1993), Vágner Love (1984), Ricardo Rocha (1962), and Laurindo Almeida (1917). After her are Moacyr Scliar (1937), Sávio (1974), Castro Alves (1847), José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco (1845), Nélida Piñon (1937), and Marquinhos (1994).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Lygia Fagundes Telles ranks 19. Before her are Rubem Fonseca (1925), José de Alencar (1829), Monteiro Lobato (1882), Bernardo Guimarães (1825), Oswald de Andrade (1890), and Ana Maria Machado (1941). After her are Moacyr Scliar (1937), Castro Alves (1847), Nélida Piñon (1937), Gregório de Matos (1636), Rachel de Queiroz (1910), and Gonçalves Dias (1823).

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