Lya Fett Luft (15 September 1938 – 30 December 2021) was a Brazilian writer and a prolific translator, working mostly in the English-Portuguese and the German-Portuguese language combinations.
Life and career Lya Fett was born on 15 September 1938 in Santa Cruz do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul) which was largely settled by German-speaking immigrants, beginning in the first half of the 19th century. A notable percentage of the population there speak both German and Portuguese, including Fett's family. She later moved to Porto Alegre, where she lived until her death. Though raised Lutheran, at the age of 19 Luft converted to Catholicism. She was a college professor of linguistics and literature, and wrote an opinion column for Veja magazine. Luft's literary work has been translated into other European languages, including German, English and Italian.
Death Lya Luft suffered a heart attack in 2019. She died at her home in Porto Alegre two years later at age 83, on 30 December 2021, from melanoma.
Bibliography Works she produced in Portuguese:
Canções de Limiar, 1964 Flauta Doce, 1972 Matéria do Cotidiano, 1978 As Parceiras, 1980 A Asa Esquerda do Anjo, 1981 Reunião de Família, 1982 O Quarto Fechado, 1984 Mulher no Palco, 1984 Exílio, 1987 O Lado Fatal, 1989 O Rio do Meio, 1996 Secreta Mirada, 1997 O Ponto Cego, 1999 Histórias do Tempo, 2000 Mar de dentro, 2000 Perdas e Ganhos, 2003 Histórias de Bruxa Boa, 2004 Pensar é Transgredir, 2004 Para não Dizer Adeus, 2005 O tigre na sombra, 2014 Coisas humanas, 2020
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External links
Gezeiten des Glücks: Ein erfülltes Leben, Lya Luft. Site in German. Accessed on November 4, 2005. L’ALA SINISTRA DELL’ANGELO, a novel by Lya Luft. This site in Italian, was accessed on December 23, 2005. Lya Luft: "A cultura alemã me influenciou muito". Site in Portuguese, accessed on July 2, 2006.