莉吉雅·法贡德斯·特莱斯，Lygia was born in São Paulo, Brazil, daughter of Durval de Azevedo Fagundes and Maria do Rosário de Azevedo Fagundes. She is one of the best Brazilian writers, and is member of Academia Brasileira de Letras since 1987. Her first book, "Praia Viva", was published in 1944.