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

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

Early life edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Death edit

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

References edit

  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.