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Isa Silveira Leal

イサ・シルヴェイラ・レアル

Isa Silveira Leal

Aliases: Isa Leal
Pen Names: Isa LealPen name

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1910-02-20 (Santos, São Paulo, Brazil)
Died
1988-04-05 (São Paulo, Brazil) age 78
Nationality
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Santos, São Paulo, Brazil → São Paulo, Brazil

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet, Journalist, Novelist, Translator
Active Years
1940-1988
Affiliations
Folha de S.Paulo, Difusora Radio Station

Awards

Prêmio Jabuti
1959
Work: Glorinha
Organization: Câmara Brasileira do Livro
Result: winner
Prêmio Jabuti
1962
Work: O único amor de Ana Maria
Organization: Câmara Brasileira do Livro
Result: winner
Prêmio Jabuti
1969
Work: O menino de Palmares
Organization: Câmara Brasileira do Livro
Result: winner
São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award
1987
Work: O pescador vai ao mar
Category: 最優秀詩集
Organization: Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Glorinha

1958 Novel

O único amor de Ana Maria

1961 Novel

O menino de Palmares

1971 Novel

Bibliography

  • A rainha do rádio (The Queen of the radio)
  • Glorinha
  • O menino de Palmares (The boy from Palmares)
  • O único amor de Ana Maria (The only love of Ana Maria)
  • Glorinha e a quermesse (Glorinha and the kirmess)
  • Glorinha e o Mar (Glorinha and the ocean)
  • Elas liam romances policiais (They read detective novels)
  • Sem cachimbo nem boné (Without a pipe or cap)
  • Mistério na morada do sol (Mystery at the Sun's Abode)
  • O Barco e a Estrela (The boat and the star)

Translations by Author

  • Works by William Shakespeare
  • Works by Pearl S. Buck
  • Works by André Gide

Legacy

Brazilian writer, poet, and journalist who won the Jabuti Award three times, known for her children's novels and poetry.