David Machado

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

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