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José Leon Machado

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in Braga, Portugal

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José Leon Machado nasceu em Braga no dia 25 de Novembro de 1965. Estudou na Escola Secundária Sá de Miranda e licenciou-se em Humanidades pela Faculdade de Filosofia de Braga. Frequentou o mestrado na Universidade do Minho, tendo-o concluído com uma dissertação sobre literatura comparada. Actualmente, é Professor Auxiliar do Departamento de Letras da Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, onde se doutorou em Linguística Portuguesa. Tem colaborado em vários jornais e revistas com crónicas, contos e artigos de crítica literária. A par do seu trabalho de investigação e ensino, tem-se dedicado à escrita literária, especialmente à ficção. Influenciado pelos autores clássicos greco-latinos e pelos autores anglo-saxónicos, a sua escrita é si ...more

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	A Bruxa e o Caldeirão by José Leon Machado (Goodreads Author), Alexandre Bandeira Rodrigues (Illustrator) 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Memória das Estrelas sem Brilho it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 — 10 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
	Jardim sem Muro 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007 — 6 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 Guerreiro Decapitado 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	Histórias de Natal it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	O Sapo Envergonhado by José Leon Machado (Goodreads Author), Susana Lima (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 11 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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Antes de voltar à Quinta de São Francisco, o Vítor decidiu passar no Bananeiro da Rua do Souto para beber o copinho de moscatel e morder a banana. Ao chegar ao cruzamento com a Rua Francisco Sanches, deparou-se com um engarrafamento pouco usual. A rua estava congestionada de transeuntes. Avançou empurra aqui, encosta acolá e de súbito viu-se entalado entre uma rapariga e um brutamontes que lhe met Read more of this blog post »

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