Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão

Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão ( 15 August 1938 – 19 January 2007) was a Portuguese poet, dramatist, translator and essayist.

Life

Born in Lisbon, she lived in Carcavelos until the age of 18. Studied in St. Julian's School and in the University of Lisbon.She worked as a theatre critic and translated works from German, English and French literature. Also did historic and literary research on the Portuguese 16th century.In 1974 she was one of the founders of the "Teatro Hoje" theatre company.

Her first book, Em Cada Pedra Um Voo Imóvel, is from 1958. In 1961 she participated in the collective publication Poesia 61 together with Gastão Cruz, Casimiro de Brito, Luiza Neto Jorge and Maria Teresa Horta.

Some of her most admired works appeared late in her life, including Epístolas e memorandos (1996) and Cenas vivas (2000).Mendes, Victor K., "Portuguese" section of "Literature" article in Britannica Book of the Year 2007, published by the Encyclopedia Britannica, online version retrieved January 14, 2009 Both in 1996 and 2000, Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão was distinguished with the Portuguese Writers Association's Poetry Prize.

Works

Poetry:

• Morfismos (1961)
• Barcas Novas (1967)
• Novas visões do passado (1975)
• Homenagemàliteratura (1976)
• F de Fiama (1986)
• Três Rostos (1989)
• Movimento Perpétuo (1992)
• Epístolas e Memorandos (1996)
• Cenas Vivas (2000)
• As Fábulas (2002)

Theatre:

• Os Chapéus de Chuva......
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