Born: 30 January 1960, Portugal
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Clara Pinto-Correia
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Clara Pinto Correia was born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1960. She is the author of over 50 books of fiction and non-fiction. Her first novel Agrião! (Watercress) published in 1984 was followed closely by her second one: Adeus, princesa: crime imperfeito (Farewell Princess) (1985), which was made into a film in 1992. Most of her non-fiction work is about biology, the discipline in which she earned her doctorate degree. Her scientific book Ovary of Eve: Egg and Sperm and Preformation (1997) is translated into English, and Return of the Crazy Bird: The Sad, Strange Tale of the Dodo (2003), was published in English. Pinto Correira is also a newspaper columnist, actress and translator of literature like Flannery O’Connor’s complete stories and Gulliver’s Travels. As a Fulbright Fellow, Pinto Correira spent the 2014 to 2015 academic year researching at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Clara Pinto Correia nació en Lisboa en 1960. Es autora de más de 50 libros de ficción y no ficción. Su primera novela Agrião! se publicó en 1984 y al año siguiente salió su segunda novela Adeus, princesa: crime imperfeito que se estrenó en los cines como película en 1992. Su obra de no ficción lidia con temas sobre biología. Su libro científico O Ovário de Eva (1997) está traducido al inglés y Return of the Crazy Bird: The Sad, Strange Tale of the Dodo (2003), lo publicó en inglés. Pinto Correira también es columnista, actriz y traductora de literatura como los cuentos completos de Flannery O’Connor y Los viajes de Gulliver. Como becaria Fulbright, Pinto Correira pasó en año académico de 2014 al 2015 en Amherst College en Massachusetts.