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.
Ricardo Lísias on Granta.com
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
My Chess Teacher
Ricardo Lísias
‘The environment, however, wasn’t a hostile one. Though it was filled with the strangest guys in town, they were only there to play.’
Essays & Memoir | Issue 121
The Best Untranslated Writers
Laura Erber, Michel Laub & Ricardo Lísias
Three of Granta’s Best of Young Brazilian Novelists introduce Brazilian novelists whose work has not yet been widely translated.
Essays & Memoir | Issue 121
Toby Litt on Ricardo Lísias
Ricardo Lísias & Toby Litt
‘In every word I saw a true untrue Gogol, and I felt joy.’
