Ricardo Lísias

Ricardo Lísias (born July 7, 1975) is a Brazilian writer.

Born in São Paulo, he debuted in literature in 1999 with the novel Cobertor de estrelas, which he wrote while still studying Literature at the University of Campinas. He was a finalist for the 2008 Jabuti Prize with Anna O. e outras novelas (which included a reprint of the short stories Capuz and Dos nervos, previously published in short print) and the 2010 São Paulo Literature Award for O livro dos mandarins. His story Tólia was selected for the English magazine Granta The Best Young Brazilian Writers edition, in 2012.

Works

1999 - Cobertor de estrelas 2001 - Capuz 2004 - Dos nervos 2005 - Duas praças 2007 - Anna O. e outras novelas 2009 - O livro dos mandarins 2012 - O céu dos suicidas 2013 - Divórcio 2015 - Concentração e outros contos 2016 - Inquérito policial: família Tobias 2016 - A vista particular 2017 - Diário Da Cadeia 2018 - Diário da catástrofe brasileira: I - transição

Children's books

2001 - Sai da Frente, Vaca Brava 2005 - Greve Contra a Guerra 2014 - A Sacola Perdida