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Lúcia Benedetti (March 30, 1914 in Mococa, São Paulo – 1998 in Rio de Janeiro) – was a Brazilian storyteller, writer of Children's Literature, novelist, playwright, chronicler and translator.[1]
Lúcia Benedetti | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1914 Mococa, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 1998 |
| Occupation | author |
Lucia Benedetti was born in Mococa and was the daughter of Dominique Benedetti (tailor / musician) and D. Leocadia M. Benedetti [2] As a student based in Rio de Janeiro she began writing short stories, essays and fictional stories for the magazine O Ensaio.[1]
She graduated in pedagogy at the Bittencourt Silva School in Niterói.[1]
In 1932 she received a degree in legal science, but she never practiced as an attorney.[2]
While working as a teacher, she wrote for the newspaper A Noite. At this carioca newspaper, she met her husband, the journalist, playwright and writer, Raimundo Magalhaes Júnior,[3] whom she married in 1933.
In 1942 the couple moved to the United States, where Magalhaes Júnior worked with Nelson Rockefeller and for the New York Times. Lucia Benedetti became a correspondent for the New York Times and worked for the paper until 1945.[4]
At that time she wrote her first novel, Chico Vira Bicho e outras histórias, in collaboration with her husband. However, the literary work that marked her 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 of Lucia Benedetti were staged in countries like Portugal and Argentina.[6]
Lucia Benedetti is the mother of Rosa Magalhães.
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- 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
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
Novels
- 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.
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