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Amilcar Monteiro

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Amílcar Monteiro é introduzido no mundo em Lisboa, no ano de 1983. É licenciado em Psicologia e especialista em Neuropsicologia Clínica, trabalhando na área da geriatria e das demências. Além disso, já escreveu contos, crónicas, argumentos, sketches e fez stand up comedy.

É autor dos livros Não se Brinca com Coisas Sérias (2016), uma selecção de crónicas humorísticas, e Um Belo Dia para Morrer e Outras Histórias (2020), que reúne cinco contos satíricos que misturam humor e tragédia. O seu mais recente livro, Toque, é uma novela dramática sobre obsessão, sacrifício e segundas oportunidades.
Participou também na antologia Desas/sossego (2025), da Editorial Divergência.

Tem por hábito falar pouco sobre si porque odeia discutir assuntos que não do
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NOVO LIVRO: Toque

Olá, aclamado seguidor ou excelentíssimo leitor que, devido ao seu extremo bom gosto, veio parar à minha página de autor!

Veio em boa hora: estou aqui para o informar que acabei de lançar o meu mais recente livro. Aqui fica a sinopse a capa.

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Published on March 11, 2025 16:35 Tags: amílcar-monteiro, ficção-científica, novela, sobrenatural, toque
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