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David Machado

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in Lisboa, Portugal

July 14, 1978

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David Machado nasceu em Lisboa em 1978. É autor do romance O Fabuloso Teatro do Gigante e do livro de contos Histórias Possíveis. Em 2005, o seu conto infantil A Noite dos Animais Inventados recebeu o Prémio Branquinho da Fonseca, da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian e do jornal Expresso, e desde então publicou mais três contos para crianças, Os Quatro Comandantes da Cama Voadora, Um Homem Verde num Buraco muito Fundo e O Tubarão na Banheira, distinguido com o Prémio Autor SPA/RTP 2010 de Melhor Livro Infanto-Juvenil. Tem livros publicados em Itália e Marrocos e contos presentes em antologias e revistas literárias em Itália, Alemanha, Noruega, Reino Unido, Islândia e Marrocos. Traduziu os livros O Herói das Mulheres, de Adolfo Bioy Casares, e Ob ...more

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A primeira semana

Foi uma semana agitada. O Índice Médio de Felicidade está nas livrarias desde terça-feira. Várias pessoas tiveram a simpatia de me dizer que já compraram o seu, algumas até já o leram, falam de "murro no estômago", de que é uma leitura "sem pausas para respirar". Isso deixa-me feliz - e isto não é qualquer espécie de trocadilho com o título do livro. Espero que mais gente o leia, que sinta o mesmo Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.67 · 3,752 ratings · 490 reviews · 53 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Shelf Life of Happiness by David Machado, Hillary Locke (Translator) 3.60 avg rating — 2,623 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Deixem Falar as Pedras 3.92 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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 Tubarão na Banheira by David Machado, Paulo Galindro (ilustrações) 4.42 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2009 — 5 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
	Não te afastes 4.02 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2018 — 4 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
	Acho Que Posso Ajudar (DN Contos Digitais, #15) by David Machado, Mafalda Milhões (illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2012 — 4 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
	Debaixo da Pele 3.59 avg rating — 76 ratings — 5 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
	A Educação dos Gafanhotos 3.43 avg rating — 79 ratings — 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
	Os Dias do Ruído 3.59 avg rating — 70 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
	Uma Noite Caiu Uma Estrela by David Machado, Paulo Galindro (Ilustração) 4.17 avg rating — 42 ratings — 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
	A Noite dos Animais Inventados 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2008 — 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

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“In spite of everything, the days on this planet are still made of light, and the darkness of night still fills us with fear. And we’re still here, Almodôvar. We’re still here.”
― David Machado, The Shelf Life of Happiness

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“We have so much to do, so many places to go, we’re so eager to offer comfort, but instead we waste day after day not knowing how to take care of ourselves, not doing what’s necessary to find our way when we’re lost, so we can only hope that someone will appear to give us a hand, or their whole arm, or their life.”
― David Machado, The Shelf Life of Happiness

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“People always need hope.” “Not always. Too much hope makes for a life full of loose ends. It’s not nice to wake up every morning with a life full of loose ends.” “So”
― David Machado, The Shelf Life of Happiness

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