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Orlanda (other)
Orlanda may refer to: People *Orlanda Amarílis (1924–2014), Cape Verdean author *Orlanda Maria Duarte Santos Ferreira, Cape Verdean politician *Orlanda Velez Isidro (born 1973), Portuguese soprano Ships *, a German cargo ship in service 1920-45 Books *'' Orlanda'', a 1996 novel by Jacqueline Harpman See also * Orlando (given name) Orlando is a masculine given name, originally an Italian form of the given name Roland. Notable people with the name include A *Orlando Ramón Agosti (1924–1997), Argentinian general * Orlando Allen (1803–1874), American politician * Orlando ... * Orlando (other) {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlanda Amarílis
Orlanda Amarílis Lopes Rodrigues Fernandes Ferreira, known as Orlanda Amarílis (8 October 1924 – 1 February 2014) was a Cape Verdean writer. She is considered to be a noteworthy writer of fiction whose main literary themes include perspectives on women’s writing, with depictions of various aspects of the lives of Cape Verdean women as well as depictions of the Cape Verdean diaspora. She has been described as "indisputably one of Cape Verde’s most talented writers". Biography Orlanda Amarílis was born in Assomada, Santa Catarina, Cape Verde, on 8 October 1924. Amarílis is the daughter of Armando Napoleão Rodrigues Fernandes and Alice Lopes da Silva Fernandes. In 1945, she married Portuguese-Cape Verdean writer (born in Portugal) Manuel Ferreira, and the couple had two sons, Sérgio Manuel Napoleão Ferreira (born in Cape Verde) e Hernâni Donaldo Napoleão Ferreira (born in Goa). Amarílis belongs to a family of literary figures, including Baltazar Lopes da Silv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlanda Maria Duarte Santos Ferreira
Orlanda Maria Duarte Santos Ferreira is a former member of the Pan-African Parliament from Cape Verde. She is a former member of the ECOWAS The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as CEDEAO in French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of twelve countries of West Africa. Collectively, the present and former members comprise an area ... Parliament. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the Pan-African Parliament from Cape Verde 21st-century women politicians Cape Verdean women in politics Women members of the Pan-African Parliament Place of birth missing (living people) {{CapeVerde-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlanda Velez Isidro
Orlanda Velez Isidro (born 6 March 1972) is a Portuguese classically trained coloratura soprano. Her preferred genre of music is Renaissance and Baroque repertoire. Since completing her education in Portugal and the Netherlands, she has lived and performed in the Netherlands. Career Orlanda Velez Isidro was born on 6 March 1972 in Évora, Portugal, and began her musical studies at age seven studying piano and violin. She started vocal training at the with Maria Repas Gonçalves. Between 1992 and 1997, Velez sang in the Gulbenkian Choir of Lisbon. She graduated with a degree in musicology in 1997, and moved to the Netherlands. At the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Velez studied with Rita Dams and Lenie van den Heuvel and was trained in repertoire by Jill Feldman, Meinard Kraak and Marius van Altena, graduating in 2000. She has continued her studies in master classes by Elly Ameling, Jill Feldman, Diane Forlano, Ronald Kleekamp, Barbara Pierson, Jennifer Smith, Nico van der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlanda (novel)
''Orlanda'' is a novel by Jacqueline Harpman published September 4, 1996, in Belgium by Grasset. The same year it tied for the prize, prix Médicis, with ''The Organisation'' by Jean Rolin. In 1996 it was translated into English by Ros Schwartz and published by Seven Stories Press. Synopsis Aline is a thirty-five year old literature professor. One day when she was reading while waiting for her train, the masculine part of her soul, which she calls Orlanda has decided to leave her body. Her suppressed spirit chose a handsome young man called Lucien Lefrène, who was seated across from her, to inhabit. After having settled into this new body, Orlanda is going to discover new feelings and have new experiences. Aline would only understand later, when she re-encounters Orlanda that she is no longer "whole." She is swept up in a whirlwind of adventures where her hidden desires and facets of her personality will be revealed to her. Analysis ''Orlanda'' references ''Orlando'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Harpman
Jacqueline Harpman (5 July 1929 – 24 May 2012) was a Belgian Francophone writer and psychoanalyst. Biography Jacqueline Harpman was born on 5 July 1929, in Etterbeek, Belgium, to Jeanne Honorez and Andries Harpman. The couple exported Belgian fabrics and lace to North African colonies and only settled in an apartment after Jacqueline's birth. She was the second daughter born to the couple. Her sister Andrée was nine years her senior. Her father was a Dutch-born Jew, so Harpman's family fled to Casablanca, Morocco when the Nazis invaded during World War II. Jacqueline was forbidden from attending the French High School due to her Jewish origins, so she continued her secondary studies at the Mets Sultan College in Casablanca. There, she met Mademoiselle Barthes, her French teacher, to whom she credits her love for the elegant language of the 18th and 19th centuries. Also while in Casablanca, Jacqueline had to listen to Jacques Doriot's hatred of the Jews. Her feelings during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlando (given Name)
Orlando is a masculine given name, originally an Italian form of the given name Roland. Notable people with the name include A *Orlando Ramón Agosti (1924–1997), Argentinian general * Orlando Allen (1803–1874), American politician * Orlando Álvarez (1952–2016), Puerto Rican baseball player * Orlando Álvarez (lawyer) (1935–2013), Chilean lawyer * Orlando Amêndola (1899–1974), Brazilian swimmer * Orlando Anderson (1974–1998), American murder suspect * Orlando Antigua (born 1973), American basketball coach * Orlando Antonini (born 1944), Italian prelate * Orlando Aravena (born 1942), Chilean footballer * Orlando Arcia (born 1994), Venezuelan baseball player * Orlando Aryee (born 1954), Ghanaian politician * Orlando Azinhais (1933–2005), Portuguese fencer B * Orlando Baccino (born 1970), Argentinian judoka * Orlando Bailey (born 2001), English rugby union footballer * Orlando Baker (born 1979), Jamaican-American cricketer * Orlando Harrison Baker (1830–1913), Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |