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Olga Savary

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Olga Savary
Born(1933-05-21)May 21, 1933
Belém, Pará, Rep. of the United States of Brazil
DiedMay 15, 2020(2020-05-15) (aged 86)
Teresópolis, RJ, Brazil
OccupationWriter, translator, journalist
GenreNovel, short story, poetry
Literary movementPostmodernism
Notable awardsPrêmio Jabuti (1971)
Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte Prize (1977, 2008)

Olga Savary (21 May 1933 – 15 May 2020) was a Brazilian writer, poet, and literary critic.[1]

Biography

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Savary's mother, Célia Nobre de Almeida, was born in Pará, and her father, Bruno, was a Russian engineer. She spent her childhood in Belém, Monte Alegre, Fortaleza, and Rio de Janeiro. Her parents separated in 1942 and Savary went to Rio de Janeiro to live with her uncle. Here, she discovered her love of writing, although her mother preferred for her a musical career. She hid her writings, and they were kept by a friend at the Brazilian Press Association.[2]

Savary studied at the Colégio Moderno in Belém. Afterwards, she returned to Rio de Janeiro and continued her career. She wrote several publications and was a member of PEN International. Notably, she won the Prêmio Jabuti in 1970 for Espelho Provisório.

Death

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Olga Savary died on 15 May 2020 in Teresópolis at the age of 86 due to COVID-19.[3][4]

Publications

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  • Espelho Provisório (1970)
  • Sumidouro (1977)
  • Altaonda (1979)
  • Magma (1982)
  • Natureza Viva (1982)
  • Hai-Kais (1986)
  • Linha d'água (1987)
  • Berço Esplendido (1987)
  • Retratos (1989)
  • Rudá (1994)
  • Éden Hades (1994)
  • Morte de Moema (1996)
  • Anima Animalis (1996)
  • O Olhar Dourado do Abismo (1997)
  • Repertório Selvagem (1998)

References

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  1. ^ "Morre a escritora, jornalista e tradutora Olga Savary, aos 86 anos". O Globo (in Portuguese). 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Olga Savary: Biography and Poems | Brazilian Poetry". Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  3. ^ "Poeta e tradutora Olga Savary morre aos 86 anos". UOL Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Morre poeta Olga Savary aos 86 anos". Istoé (in Portuguese). 16 May 2020.