Lygia Bojunga Nunes

Brazilian children's writer
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Lygia Bojunga Nunes

Summary

Lygia Bojunga Nunes is a human[1]. Born in Pelotas[2], she… she was born on August 26, 1932[3]. She worked as a writer[4], children's and young adult literature[5], and children's writer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (832 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pelotas[2], Lygia Bojunga Nunes…
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes was born on August 26, 1932[3].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes held citizenship in Brazil[8].
  • Portuguese was Lygia Bojunga Nunes's native language[9].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's professions included writer[4].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes worked as a children's and young adult literature[5].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's professions included children's writer[6].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award[10].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes received the Hans Christian Andersen Award[11].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[12].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes received the Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis[13].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes is recorded as female[14].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's genre is children's literature[16].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's family name is recorded as Bojunga Nunes[17].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's given name is recorded as Lygia[18].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's official website is recorded as http://www.casalygiabojunga.com.br[19].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[20].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's described by source is recorded as ProDetLit[21].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[22].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's start of work period is recorded as 1972[23].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Every Book Its Reader 2025[24].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[25].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's writing language is recorded as Portuguese[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Pelotas[2], Lygia Bojunga Nunes… she was born on August 26, 1932[3]. Portuguese was her native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], children's and young adult literature[5], and children's writer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award[10], a literary award[27], in Sweden[28], founded in 2002[29]; Hans Christian Andersen Award[11], a literary award[30], in Denmark[31], founded in 1956[32]; Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[12], an order[33], in Brazil[34], founded in 1991[35]; and Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis[13], a literary award[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1986[38].

Why It Matters

Lygia Bojunga Nunes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (832 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Lygia Bojunga Nunes born?

Lygia Bojunga Nunes was born in Pelotas[2].

What did Lygia Bojunga Nunes do for work?

Lygia Bojunga Nunes worked as writer[4], children's and young adult literature[5], and children's writer[6].

What awards did Lygia Bojunga Nunes receive?

Honors received include Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award[10], Hans Christian Andersen Award[11], Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[12], and Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . alma.se. alma.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . NooSFere. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Gerwoman · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'it', 'lt', 'no',
    Sancho el sabio foundation id → 46000
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13804]]: 46000, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312561963|Lygia Bojunga Nunes (#312561963)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7873|Sancho el Sab"
  2. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, children's and young adult literature, children's writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31702|batch #31702]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (3)"
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