Lúcia Benedetti
| Lúcia Benedetti | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 30, 1914 Mococa, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died |
1998 Rio de Janeiro |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation | author |
Lúcia Benedetti (March 30, 1914 in Mococa, São Paulo – 1998 in Rio de Janeiro) – was a storyteller, writer of Children's Literature, novelist, playwright, chronicler and translator brazilian[1]
Biography
Lucia Benedetti was born in Mococa and was the daughter of Dominique Benedetti (tailor / musician) and D. Leocadia M. Benedetti [2] Based in Rio de Janeiro still a student, she began writing short stories, essays, fictional stories for the magazine O Ensaio.[1]
She graduated in pedagogy, in Bittencourt Silva School, of Niterói[1]
Lúcia, in 1932, received a degree in legal science, but she never practiced as an attorney[2]
As a teacher, she wrote for the newspaper A Noite. In this carioca newspaper, she met her husband, journalist, playwright and writer, Raimundo Magalhaes Júnior,[3] whom he married in 1933.
In 1942 the couple moved to the United States, where Magalhaes Júnior will work with Nelson Rockefeller and in the New York Times. Lucia became a correspondent at the New York Times until 1945[4]
At that time she wrote her first novel, Chico Vira Bicho e outras histórias, in collaboration with her husband. However, his literary work that marked his debut as a writer, was Entrada de serviço, published in 1942.[5]
Lúcia Benedetti is considered the precursor of the theater for children in Brazil, with the O Casaco Encantado (1948), staged by Companhia Artistas Unidos[5]
The dramatic works Lúcia were staged in countries like Portugal and Argentina.[6]
Lucia Benedetti is the mother of Rosa Magalhães.
Awards
- Prêmio Afonso Arinos – ABL by Vesperal com Chuva – 1950
- Prêmio de Teatro infantil – Prefeitura do Distrito Federal −1954
- Prêmio Arthur Azevedo – ABL – 1948 by O Casaco Encantado
- Prêmio A.B.C.T. – Revelação de Autor – 1949 by O Casaco Encantado
- Prêmio Teatro Infantil – Lei Jorge de Lima – 1952 by Joãozinho Anda Pra Trás
Works
Theatre for Children and Youth
- O Casaco Encantado (1948)
- Simbita e o Dragão (1948)
- A Menina das Nuvens (1949)
- Branca de Neve(1950)
- Josefina e o Ladrão (1951)
- Joãozinho Anda Pra Trás (1952)
- Sinos de Natal (1957)
- Sigamos a Estrela
- Palhacinho Pimpão
Principais Romances
- Chico Vira Bicho (1943)
- Entrada de Serviço (1942)
- Noturno sem Leito (1947)
- Três Soldados (1955)
- Chão Estrangeiro (1956)
- Maria Isabel, Uma Vida no Rio (1960)
- O Espelho Que Vê por Dentro (1965)
Theater
- O Banquete e a Farsa
- Amores de Celeste
- Figura de Pedro (1960)
Short Stories
- O Inferno de Rosauro, tal como se deu(1960)
- Vesperal com Chuva(1950)
- Nove Histórias Reunidas(1956)
Bibliography
- COUTINHO, Afrânio; SOUSA, J. Galante de. Enciclopédia de literatura brasileira. São Paulo: Global; Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, Academia Brasileira de Letras, 2001: 2v.
References
- 1 2 3 Perez, Renard (1964). Editora Civilização brasileira, ed. Escritores brasileiros contemporâneos: biografías, seguidas de antología, Volume 1.
- ↑ Benedetti, Lúcia (1974). Serviço Nacional de Teatro, Ministério de Educação e Cultura, ed. Teatro infantil – Latin American documents.
- ↑ Murilo, Melo Filho. "R. Magalhães Júnior: um operário da inteligência" (PDF). Culto da Imortalidade: 9–17. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Ministério das Relações Exteriores (1966). Editora Ministério das Relações Exteriores, ed. Quem é quem nas artes e nas letras do Brasil. p. 352.
- 1 2 Kühner, Maria Helena (2003). Fundação Cultural de Blumenau, ed. O Teatro dito Infantil.
- ↑ Magalhães Júnior, Raimundo (1967). Editora Edições de Ouro, ed. Contos brasileiros- Volume 533 de Coroa de Ouro.
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