Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A Fada Oriana


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Thanks everyone who participated in the discussion. If you are concerned about this decision please bring it up on the A Fada Oriana talk page or renominate for deletion. Missvain (talk) 14:59, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

A Fada Oriana

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Fails WP:NBOOK: has had no references for 4 and a half years and no non-trivial reviews of the book appear to exist. — Bilorv(talk)(c)(e) 13:10, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Portugal-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:27, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 13:27, 14 July 2015 (UTC)


 * keep. Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen was inducted to the Portuguese National Pantheon in 2014, as one of the most significant writers in Portuguese history. Her books are still best sellers, a reference in public school, adapted for theatre, and so on. Specifically A Fada Oriana is one of the best known of her books. (yet, somehow shamefully, I do not recall reading a single one of them... I guess it got into school curricula more recently years after I was a child myself) I added a few references for these facts. My prose is not the best, and there are better references for sure, but currently they tend to get buried beneath the many news about selling books, school notes, and Sophias' recent induction to the Pantheon- Nabla (talk)
 * Keep. Meets WP:NBOOK, here are the present references cited in the article, thankyou Nabla:
 * 1.  - The Sea Girl and the Oriana Fairy reach the Pantheon, The Observer (Portugal), - Portuguese writers and artists discussing legacy of Andresen including Oriana,
 * 2. - MEC Associates to the homage to Sophia De Mello Breyner Andresen - Portuguese Ministry of Education honoring Anderson and stating the works used in schools - "In basic education, the list of authors and Portuguese texts hosts, for example, The Oriana fairy",
 * 3. - Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen tale today takes the stage at the Port   The magical world of Fairy Oriana - Theatrical performance of Oriana, appears to be media release/announcement, not a review.
 * 4. - The Oriana Fairy "this afternoon at the Centro Cultural de Campo Maior -  another article announcing theatrical production,
 * 5. -  The Fairy Oriana: A Fairy Oriana, Sophia de Mello Breyner Adresen Under the Master in Illustration - a graphic designer's illustrated version of book (book was originally illustrated by Teresa Calem).

I have found the following through google which also contribute to show notability:
 * - Mexico: Launch translation to Spanish of Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen - Press release anouncing launch of Spanish translation of the book at the 32nd International Children's Book Fair of 2012
 * ORIANA Animation British Columbia as part of the 6th annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival, March 4-6 - film showing announcement, "A whimsical 3D animated fairytale adapted from the iconic Portuguese novel"
 * Recent Portuguese Publications Bulletin 42 September 2004 Part XVI: Literature, Literary History, Criticism, Essays, Correspondence - Book dealer's catalogue advertising CARDONA, Irene, and Maria Amelia Almeida. The Oriana Fairy Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen: analysis of the work. 4th ed. Lisbon: Text Publishing, 2003. Collection New Readings, dealer's description is "Aimed at 5th year Portuguese elementary school students, we feel this book can be useful for university undergraduates studying Portuguese literature outside of Portugal."
 * The presence of “marvellous” in Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen’s ‘A fada Oriana’  by Maria do Carmo Mendes, researcher and professor of Comparitive literature at Minho University, Portugal - a paper presented at 2008 International Conference on Children's Literature and Culture
 * "In the Path of True Teaching of Children's Literature" The "Fairy Oriana" of Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen - Master degree dissertation discussing the study of The Fairy Oriana in the 4th grade.
 * (this link triggered wikiblacklist so editors will just have to trust me (or google it themselves:)) Canon: reminiscences of students and teachers - paper produced by School of Education of Viseu (IPV), Port and Douro Wines Institute discussing Portuguese school literary canon which includes this book.
 * The magical world of fairy Oriana by Ana Cristina Pereira - review of theatre presentation, slightly advertorial(?)
 * From the above, it can be seen that this books meets WP:NBOOK ie. 1 and 4. Please note, that as i do not speak/read Portuguese i have had to rely on english-language google and google translate to find these, there are still more but I think this should be enough. (Although some wikilawyers may state otherwise), I am sure that Portuguese speaking/reading editors would be able to find more (it is funny though that the article as it presently appears in the Portuguese Wikipedia does not have any references) Coolabahapple (talk) 16:04, 16 July 2015 (UTC)


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