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Lygia Bojunga Nunes

Born

in Pelotas, Brazil

August 26, 1932

Genre

Children's, Young Adult

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Lygia Bojunga (often known with the addition of Nunes, her pen name) (born August 26, 1932 in Pelotas) is a Brazilian author of children's books. She worked of TV and radio until her first book was published in 1972. A major element of her books is the usage of the child's point of view.

Lygia Bojunga is part of the tradition of magical realism and fantasy-filled storytelling of South America, a tradition she has developed and perfected. In her word of mouth-style narratives, characterised by a strongly dramatic presence, anything can happen. In a deeply original way she fuses playfulness, poetic beauty and absurd humour with social critique, a love of freedom and a strong empathy with the vulnerable child. Fantasy often functions as a way o Lygia Bojunga (often known with the addition of Nunes, her pen name) (born August 26, 1932 in Pelotas) is a Brazilian author of children's books. She worked of TV and radio until her first book was published in 1972. A major element of her books is the usage of the child's point of view.

Lygia Bojunga is part of the tradition of magical realism and fantasy-filled storytelling of South America, a tradition she has developed and perfected. In her word of mouth-style narratives, characterised by a strongly dramatic presence, anything can happen. In a deeply original way she fuses playfulness, poetic beauty and absurd humour with social critique, a love of freedom and a strong empathy with the vulnerable child. Fantasy often functions as a way of dealing with distressing personal experiences, or as an escape from harsh reality. Bojunga enables the reader to enter directly into the dreams of her principal characters and to share in their experiences.

Having begun her career as an actress (she has also written a number of plays), she published her first children's book, Os Colegas, in 1972 (The Companions, 1989). Here, as in Angélica (1975), the main characters are animals endowed with human characteristics, a device that highlights the comic elements in the narrative. These early works already reveal a psychological focus: Angélica is about a pig that wants to be a swallow, but gradually learns to accept its own identity. A Bolsa Amarela (1976), highlights a similar theme, this time with a young girl in the leading role, whereas A Casa da Madrinha (1978) presents the utopian dreams and fantasies of an abandoned street child. Two of her books deal with mourning and grief: her masterpiece, Corda Bamba (1979), is about a young girl who manages to come to terms with the death of her parents through her fantasies, and in O Meu Amigo Pintor, 1987 (My Friend the Painter, 1991), a young boy reflects on the inexplicable suicide of an adult friend.

In books such as Seis Vezez Lucas (1995), Bojunga writes in an altogether more realistic style. In her latest work, Retratos de Carolina (2002), her continual experimentation as a writer has led her in a new direction: she allows us to follow the main character from childhood through to adulthood in a narrative partly written in the form of a meta-novel. Bojunga uses this device to extend the boundaries of literature for children and young people in an attempt, as she herself puts it, to make room both for herself and the characters she has created in one single house, "a house of my own invention".

Bojunga's work has been translated into a number of languages including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, Bulgarian, Czech and Hebrew. She has won a number of awards, including the Jabuti Award (1973), the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing (1982), and the Rattenfänger Literaturpreis (1986). Winner of The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2004.

Works in Portuguese

Os Colegas – Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio, 1972 Angélica – Ilustrações de Vilma Pasqualini. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria AGIR Editora, l975 A Bolsa Amarela – Ilustrações de Marie Louise Nery. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria AGIR Editora, 1976 A Casa da Madrinha – Ilustrações de Regina Yolanda. Rio de Janeiro: AGIR, 1978 Corda Bamba – Ilustrações de Regina Yolanda. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Civilização Brasileira, l979 O Sofá Estampado – Ilustrações e diagramação de Elvira Vigna. Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Civilização Brasileira, 1980 Tchau – São Paulo, SP: Livraria AGIR Editora, 1984 O Meu Amigo Pintor – Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio, 1987 Nós Três – 1987 Livro, um encontro com Lygia Bojunga – Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Livraria Agir Editora, 1988 Fazendo Ana Paz – Rio de Janeiro, RJ: AGIR, 1991 Paisagem – Rio de Janeiro, RJ: AGIR, 1992 Seis Vezes Lucas – Ilustração da capa, Roger Mello. Ilustrações do miolo, Regina Yolanda. RJ: AGIR, 1995 O Abraco – ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 5,359 ratings · 573 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Bolsa Amarela 4.21 avg rating — 2,421 ratings — published 1976 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mi Amigo el Pintor 4.14 avg rating — 837 ratings — published 1987 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tchau (Coleção "4 ventos") (Portuguese Edition) 4.16 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 1986 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Casa Da Madrinha 4.13 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corda Bamba 4.09 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 1979 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El abrazo 3.96 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Os Colegas 4.03 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1972 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angelica 3.88 avg rating — 181 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O sofá estampado 3.89 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1996 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Retratos de Carolina 3.78 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Hoy por la mañana hizo vida, pero ahora está haciendo un poco de ganas de morir.”
― Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Mi Amigo el Pintor

tags: death-and-dying, muerte

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“Cuando se quiere de esa manera, es muy difícil vivir con un recuerdo que no se entiende. Como lo estoy viviendo yo ahora.”
― Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Mi Amigo el Pintor

tags: muerte, nostalgia, querer

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“...él es un fantasma recién muerto. Se convirtió en fantasma porque equivocó el momento de su muerte.”
― Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Mi Amigo el Pintor

tags: death-and-dying, ghost

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