Lya Luft

Lya Luft studied at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. The recorded working language is Portuguese, English and German. The field of work recorded is poetry, prose and translation. Residence is recorded at Porto Alegre. Distinctions recorded are Bertha Lutz Prize.

• Name — Lya Luft • Birth Name — Lya Fett • Born — 15 September 1938 • Birthplace — Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil • Died — 30 December 2021 • Place of death — Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil • Occupation — Writer, prolific translator • Education — PUCRS

Lya Fett was born on 15 September 1938 in Santa Cruz do Sul (Rio Grande do Sul) which was largely settled by German-speaking immigrants, beginning in the first half of the 19th century. A notable percentage of the population there speak both German and Portuguese, including Fett's family. She later moved to Porto Alegre, where she lived until her death. Though raised Lutheran, at the age of 19 Luft converted to Catholicism. She was a college professor of linguistics and literature, and wrote an opinion column for Veja magazine. Luft's literary work has been translated into other European languages, including German, English and Italian.

Lya Luft suffered a heart attack in 2019. She died at her home in Porto Alegre two years later at age 83, on 30 December 2021, from melanoma.