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Lénia Rufino

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Lisboa, Portugal

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nasceu em 1979, em Lisboa. Cresceu nos subúrbios, rodeada de livros. Devia ter estudado Psicologia Criminal, a sua grande paixão a par da escrita, mas acabou por se licenciar em Publicidade e Marketing. Aos dez anos, escreveu o seu primeiro conto e decidiu que, um dia, haveria de ser escritora. Demorou trinta e dois anos a conseguir. Em 2021, publicou o seu primeiro romance, O Lugar das Árvores Tristes. Aclamado pelos leitores e pela crítica, chegou ao Brasil em abril de 2023.

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	O Jogo dos Desejos by Meg Shaffer (Goodreads Author), Marta Mendonça (Translator), Lénia Rufino (Goodreads Author) (Reviser) 4.03 avg rating — 187,663 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Escritores & Amores by Lily King (Goodreads Author), Lénia Rufino (Goodreads Author) (Tradução) 3.99 avg rating — 175,765 ratings — published 2020 — 62 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 Livro dos Negros by Lawrence Hill, Pedro Santos Gomes (Translator), Lénia Rufino (Goodreads Author) (Reviser) 4.47 avg rating — 91,396 ratings — published 2007 — 12 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
	Um Pouco de Ódio (A Era da Loucura #1) by Joe Abercrombie, Renato Carreira (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Lénia Rufino (Goodreads Author) (Reviser) 4.45 avg rating — 59,769 ratings — published 2019 — 55 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 Lugar das Árvores Tristes 4.16 avg rating — 1,595 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Silêncio no Coração dos Pássaros 4.02 avg rating — 269 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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