Rui Cardoso Martins
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Rui Cardoso Martins is a Portuguese
writer
.
His first book “E Se Eu Gostasse Muito de Morrer” (What if I was glad to die) was published in 2006 and became an instant best seller in Portugal. It narrates the story of "Hanger", a boy who lives in rural Southern Portugal (the "Alentejo") where every other person around him commits suicide
.
His second book, "Deixem Passar o Homem Invisível” (Let the Invisible Man Go Through, Dom Quixote, 2009) narrates the story of a blindman and a child who get washed down the Lisbon
sewage system during a flood. It won the Grande Prémio de Romance e Novela Associação Portuguesa de Escritores/Direcção-Geral do Livro e das Bibliotecas.
He makes a living writing comedy
scripts for TV (e.g. he co-authors CONTRA-INFORMAÇÃO, the Portuguese version of "Spitting Image
" ).
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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His first book “E Se Eu Gostasse Muito de Morrer” (What if I was glad to die) was published in 2006 and became an instant best seller in Portugal. It narrates the story of "Hanger", a boy who lives in rural Southern Portugal (the "Alentejo") where every other person around him commits suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
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His second book, "Deixem Passar o Homem Invisível” (Let the Invisible Man Go Through, Dom Quixote, 2009) narrates the story of a blindman and a child who get washed down the Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
sewage system during a flood. It won the Grande Prémio de Romance e Novela Associação Portuguesa de Escritores/Direcção-Geral do Livro e das Bibliotecas.
He makes a living writing comedy
Television comedy
Television comedy had a presence from the earliest days of broadcasting. Among the earliest BBC television programmes in the 1930s was Starlight, which offered a series of guests from the music hall era — singers and comedians amongst them...
scripts for TV (e.g. he co-authors CONTRA-INFORMAÇÃO, the Portuguese version of "Spitting Image
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical puppet show that aired on the ITV network from 1984 to 1996. It was produced by Spitting Image Productions for Central Television. The series was nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards, winning one for editing in 1989....
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