Odette De Saint-Maurice

b. 12 Nov. 1918, Lisbon, Portugal d. 5 Jan. 1993, Lisbon She was a Portuguese writer and translator, having learned to read and write by herself. She began as a novelist, but later specialized in children's literature. She was associated with the Portuguese pre-Revolutionary "Estado Novo" and "Primavera Marcelista" regimes. A Lisbon street now bears her name.