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Toby Litt on Ricardo Lísias

Ricardo Lísias & Toby Litt

‘In every word I saw a true untrue Gogol, and I felt joy.’

Ricardo Lísias

Ricardo Lísias was born in São Paulo, and holds a PhD in Brazilian literature from São Paulo University. He is the author of two story collections and five novels, the latest of which is Divórcio (Divorce). His writing has been published in piauí, Granta Brazil and other publications. He was included in Granta 121: Best of Young Brazilian Novelists.

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Toby Litt

Toby Litt grew up in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. He has worked as a teacher, bookseller and subtitler. A graduate of Malcolm Bradbury’s creative writing course at the University of East Anglia, he is the author of two books of short stories, Adventures in Capitalism and Exhibitionism, and nine novels; most recently Life-Like. He won the Manchester Fiction Prize 2009 with his story 'John and John'. He teaches at Birkbeck College.

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