Brazilian writer and translator

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.

Contents

• 1 Life and career
• 2 Death
• 3 Bibliography
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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. 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

References

External links

• :Portuguese Wikiquote has quotations related to: Lya Luft
• 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.