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David Machado (born 1978) is a Portuguese writer. He was born in Lisbon and studied economics at ISEG Lisbon, before turning to writing as a full-time occupation.[1]
Machado first gained renown for his books for children, two of which won literary prizes. A Noite dos Animais Inventados won the Branquinho da Fonseca Prize in 2005, and O Tubarão na Banheira won the SPA/RTP Author Prize in 2010. In addition, he has published several novels and a short story collection titled Histórias Possíveis. In 2015, Machado won the EU Prize for Literature for his novel Indice Medio de Felicidade (Average Happiness Index).
Selected works
[edit]Children's books
- A Noite dos Animais Inventados
- O Tubarão na Banheira
- Os Quatro Comandantes da Cama Voadora
- Um Homem Verde num Buraco Muito Fundo
- A Mala Assombrada
- Parece Um Pássaro
- Acho Que Posso Ajudar
- O meu cavalo Indomável
Short stories
- Histórias Possíveis
Novels
- O Fabuloso Teatro do Gigante
- Deixem Falar as Pedras
- Índice Médio de Felicidade
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bio". Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
