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] and children's and young adult literature[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

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[7].
  • Portuguese was Lygia Bojunga Nunes's native language[8].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's professions included writer[4].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes worked as a children's and young adult literature[5].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award[9].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes received the Hans Christian Andersen Award[10].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[11].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes received the Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis[12].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes is recorded as female[13].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's genre is children's literature[15].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's family name is recorded as Bojunga Nunes[16].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's given name is recorded as Lygia[17].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's official website is recorded as http://www.casalygiabojunga.com.br[18].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[19].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's described by source is recorded as ProDetLit[20].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[21].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's start of work period is recorded as 1972[22].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Every Book Its Reader 2025[23].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[24].
  • Lygia Bojunga Nunes's writing language is recorded as Portuguese[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Pelotas[2], Lygia Bojunga Nunes… she was born on August 26, 1932[3]. Portuguese was her native language[8].

Career and Affiliations

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

Recognition

Awards received include Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award[9], a literary award[26], in Sweden[27], founded in 2002[28]; Hans Christian Andersen Award[10], a literary award[29], in Denmark[30], founded in 1956[31]; Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[11], an order[32], in Brazil[33], founded in 1991[34]; and Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis[12], a literary award[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1986[37].

Why It Matters

Lygia Bojunga Nunes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] She is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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] and children's and young adult literature[5].

What awards did Lygia Bojunga Nunes receive?

Honors received include Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award[9], Hans Christian Andersen Award[10], Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[11], and Rattenfänger-Literaturpreis[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation writer, children's and young adult literature
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