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Ivan Pinheiro Themudo Lessa (May 9, 1935 – June 8, 2012) was a Brazilian journalist[1] and writer[2] of American descent.
Ivan Lesa | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1935 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | June 8, 2012 (aged 77) London, England |
| Pen name | Edélsio Tavares |
| Parents | Elsie Lessa and Orígenes Lessa |
Early life
editBorn in São Paulo, he was the son of the journalist and writer Elsie Lessa and the writer Orígenes Lessa and the father of the British writer Juliana Foster.[citation needed]
Career
editLessa edited and wrote for the newspaper O Pasquim,[1] in which he authored the sections "Gip-Gip-Nheco-Nheco", "Fotonovelas" (Photo-soap-operas) and "Os Diários de Londres" (The London Journals), written in 'partnership' with his heteronym "Edélsio Tavares".[citation needed]
He published three books: Garotos da Fuzarca (Rogue Lads, short stories, 1986), Ivan Vê o Mundo (Ivan Sees the World, 1999) and O Luar e a Rainha (The Moonlight and the Queen, 2005). He also translated Truman Capote's In Cold Blood to Portuguese.[citation needed]
Personal life
editFor many years Lessa lived in London, where he wrote and broadcast for the Brazilian BBC news website.[citation needed]
Death
editLessa died on June 8, 2012, from pulmonary emphysema in London.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Lispector, Clarice (1986). The Foreign Legion: stories and chronicles. New Directions Publishing. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-0-8112-1189-5. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Rohter, Larry (2010-08-31). Brazil on the Rise: The Story of a Country Transformed. Macmillan. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-230-61887-9. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
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