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Lygia Bojunga Nunes

1932 - Today

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Lygia Bojunga (born 26 August 1932, in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul) 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. A major element of her books is the usage of the child's point of view. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lygia Bojunga Nunes is the 4,982nd most popular writer (down from 4,801st in 2019), the 587th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 544th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Brazilian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lygia Bojunga Nunes ranks 4,982 out of 7,302. Before her are Yehoshua Kenaz, Fritz von Unruh, Stanislav Stratiev, Hans Werner Richter, Rosa Mayreder, and Giovanni Berchet. After her are Hermann Kesten, Jack Finney, Mordecai Richler, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Kjell Espmark, and George Borrow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Lygia Bojunga Nunes ranks 362. Before her are Gábor Delneky, Katy Bødtger, Mario Cuomo, Paul R. Ehrlich, Ann-Sofi Pettersson, and Ludovico Avio. After her are Eddy Wally, Stéphane Bruey, Robert B. Parker, Clifton Williams, Gavril Dejeu, and Aleksandr Belyavsky.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Lygia Bojunga Nunes ranks 587 out of 2,236. Before her are Antoninho (1939), Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira (1900), Sávio (1974), Marília Pêra (1943), Alice Braga (1983), and Rui Campos (1922). After her are Aracy Balabanian (1940), Anselmo Duarte (1920), Juan (1979), Edivaldo Martins Fonseca (1962), Rickson Gracie (1959), and Aurélio de Lira Tavares (1905).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Lygia Bojunga Nunes ranks 27. Before her are Rachel de Queiroz (1910), Moacyr Scliar (1937), Gonçalves Dias (1823), Graciliano Ramos (1892), Nélida Piñon (1937), and Olavo Bilac (1865). After her are Manuel Bandeira (1886), João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920), João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941), Erico Verissimo (1905), Castro Alves (1847), and Manuel Antônio de Almeida (1831).

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