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.
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 Luft in 2003 | |
| Born | Lya Fett 15 September 1938 |
| Died | 30 December 2021 (aged 83) Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Alma mater | PUCRS |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, prolific translator |
Life and career edit
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 edit
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 edit
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
- O tigre na sombra, 2014
- Coisas humanas, 2020
References edit
- ^ "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.
External links edit
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.
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