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. Provided by Wikipedia