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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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	Memória das Estrelas sem Brilho it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	A Bruxa e o Caldeirão by José Leon Machado (Goodreads Author), Alexandre Bandeira Rodrigues (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 9 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
	O Guerreiro Decapitado 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1999 — 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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