Elvira Vigna | |
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Born | 29 September 1947 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Died | 10 July 2017 (aged 69)[1] |
Occupation(s) | Writer, illustrator, journalist |
Elvira Vigna (29 September 1947 – 10 July 2017) was a Brazilian writer, illustrator and journalist.
Born in Rio de Janeiro and raised in São Paulo,[2] she graduated in literature at the University of Nancy in 1974 and a master's degree at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.[3] She wrote for newspapers such as O Globo and O Estado de S. Paulo and edited the literary magazine A Pomba.[citation needed]
She wrote and illustrated children's books in the beginning of her career, moving to novels later. Vigna's works won literary prizes such as the Jabuti Prize, Machado de Assis[4] and Oceanos.
Vigna died on 10 July 2017 in São Paulo from cancer, aged 69.[5]