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