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Maria Isaac

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Maria Isaac é natural das Terras de Antuã, no norte de Portugal.
Autora de “Onde Cantam os Grilos” (2017), finalista do Prémio Fundação Eça de Queiroz, que inicia a série Odisseia das Pequenas Coisas, seguindo-se “O Que Dizer das Flores” (2021), e “Quantos Ventos na Terra” (2023).
Nos seus livros procura reinventar a temática do Portugal rural e espelhar as peculiaridades da alma lusa.
Desde 2020 é a voz do podcast PALAVRA . ...more

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	Onde Cantam os Grilos 4.07 avg rating — 1,636 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Que Dizer das Flores 3.97 avg rating — 765 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O Sono Delas by Maria Isaac (Goodreads Author), Helena Magalhães (Goodreads Author), Susana Amaro Velho (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quantos Ventos na Terra really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	As Histórias Que nos Matam 3.93 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Porque o génio não garante o decoro, convém falar de uma das coisas mais cómicas da vida literária: as birras dos grandes escritores. Já alguma vez te perguntaste o que acontece quando dois génios se cruzam e nenhum deles consegue ser generoso? Há uma ideia muito benévola que tendemos a ter dos grandes escritores: a de que quem trabalha com a linguagem ao mais alto nível deve ser, por consequência Read more of this blog post »

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Quem Tem Medo dos Santos da Casa

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“Há sempre um motivo para sorrir, algures, se não for por nós, é pela felicidade dos outros, basta ter coração para o fazer.”
― Maria Isaac, Onde Cantam os Grilos

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“Tens de ser paciente como o trigo no campo. Não importa a força do vento, ele dança, verga-se, mas acaba por voltar a erguer-se. Só temos de fazer o mesmo. Resistir. Dobrar sem partir.”
― Maria Isaac, Onde Cantam os Grilos

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“É dever de cada um de nós viver o melhor e o pior da natureza humana. Não há outra forma de nos conhecermos a nós próprios. Por vezes, é através das ações dos outros, outras vezes, das nossas. Mas é nas provações que crescemos, que nos superamos.”
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“Há sempre um motivo para sorrir, algures, se não for por nós, é pela felicidade dos outros, basta ter coração para o fazer.”
― Maria Isaac, Onde Cantam os Grilos

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“Velhos e adultos, sabemos que não devemos intrometer-nos nos assuntos do bando. Há muito que eles tomaram de assalto este cantinho do mundo, com ânsia por tudo aquilo que possa ser deles. Vou-me mantendo na berma da existência destemida destas criaturas indomáveis, por vezes encantado com o que a juventude sempre nos encanta, por vezes enojado com o que a ignorância faz dela.”
― Maria Isaac, Quantos Ventos na Terra

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