Lúcia Benedetti


Lúcia Benedetti – was a Brazilian storyteller, writer of Children's Literature, novelist, playwright, chronicler and translator.

Biography

Lucia Benedetti was born in Mococa and was the daughter of Dominique Benedetti and D. Leocadia M. Benedetti As a student based in Rio de Janeiro she began writing short stories, essays and fictional stories for the magazine O Ensaio.
She graduated in pedagogy at the Bittencourt Silva School in Niterói.
In 1932 she received a degree in legal science, but she never practiced as an attorney.
While working as a teacher, she wrote for the newspaper A Noite. At this carioca newspaper, she met her husband, the journalist, playwright and writer, Raimundo Magalhaes Júnior, whom she married in 1933.
In 1942 the couple moved to the United States, where Magalhaes Júnior worked with Nelson Rockefeller and for the New York Times. Lucia Benedetti became a correspondent for the New York Times and worked for the paper until 1945.
At that time she wrote her first novel, Chico Vira Bicho e outras histórias, in collaboration with her husband. However, the literary work that marked her debut as a writer, was Entrada de serviço, published in 1942.
Lúcia Benedetti is considered the precursor of the theater for children in Brazil, with the O Casaco Encantado, staged by Companhia Artistas Unidos.
The dramatic works of Lucia Benedetti were staged in countries like Portugal and Argentina.
Lucia Benedetti is the mother of Rosa Magalhães.

Awards

Prêmio Afonso Arinos – ABL by Vesperal com Chuva – 1950Prêmio de Teatro infantil – Prefeitura do Distrito Federal −1954Prêmio Arthur Azevedo – ABL – 1948 by O Casaco EncantadoPrêmio A.B.C.T. – Revelação de Autor – 1949 by O Casaco EncantadoPrêmio Teatro Infantil – Lei Jorge de Lima – 1952 by Joãozinho Anda Pra Trás

Works

Theatre for Children and Youth

O Casaco Encantado Simbita e o Dragão A Menina das Nuvens Branca de NeveJosefina e o Ladrão Joãozinho Anda Pra Trás Sinos de Natal Sigamos a Estrela
  • ''Palhacinho Pimpão''

Novels

Chico Vira Bicho Entrada de Serviço Noturno sem Leito Três Soldados Chão Estrangeiro Maria Isabel, Uma Vida no Rio
  • ''O Espelho Que Vê por Dentro''

Theater

O Banquete e a FarsaAmores de Celeste
  • ''Figura de Pedro''

Short stories

O Inferno de Rosauro, tal como se deuVesperal com Chuva
  • ''Nove Histórias Reunidas''