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Lygia Bojunga Nunes
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1932
Lygia Bojunga is a Brazilian writer of children's books under the name Lygia Bojunga Nunes. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards: for "lasting contribution to children's literature", she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1982. For her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2004.
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About Lygia Bojunga Nunes
Birth
1932
First book
1972
Years writing
54
Lygia Bojunga is a Brazilian writer of children's books under the name Lygia Bojunga Nunes. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards: for "lasting contribution to children's literature", she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1982. For her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2004.
Lygia Bojunga Nunes was born in 1932 in the Brazilian city of Pelotas.
She is one of the most prominent voices in children's and young adult literature in Brazil.
Throughout her prolific career, she has written nearly 60 literary works.
Her book Angélica is one of her most recognized and representative works.
Her stories explore deep and varied themes, establishing her as a fundamental author of the genre.
