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.

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).

David Machado

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 PossíveisNovels

O Fabuloso Teatro do Gigante Deixem Falar as Pedras

Índice Médio de Felicidade''

References

1978 births

Living people

Writers from Lisbon

21st-century Portuguese male writers

20th-century Portuguese male writers

Portuguese male novelists

20th-century Portuguese novelists

21st-century Portuguese novelists

David Machado