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Ivan Lessa

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Ivan Lesa
Born(1935-05-09)May 9, 1935
São Paulo, Brazil
DiedJune 8, 2012(2012-06-08) (aged 77)
London, England
Pen nameEdélsio Tavares
ParentsElsie Lessa and Orígenes Lessa

Ivan Pinheiro Themudo Lessa (May 9, 1935 – June 8, 2012) was a Brazilian journalist[1] and writer[2] of American descent.

Early life

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Born 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

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Lessa 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

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For many years Lessa lived in London, where he wrote and broadcast for the Brazilian BBC news website.[citation needed]

Death

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Lessa died on June 8, 2012, from pulmonary emphysema in London.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.