David Machado
# David Machado

David Machado (born 1978) is a Portuguese writer. He was born in Lisbon and studied economics at ISEG Lisbon, before turning to writing as a full-time occupation.

Machado first gained renown for his books for children, two of which won literary prizes. A Noite dos Animais Inventados won the Branquinho da Fonseca Prize in 2005, and O Tubarão na Banheira won the SPA/RTP Author Prize in 2010. In addition, he has published several novels and a short story collection titled Histórias Possíveis. In 2015, Machado won the EU Prize for Literature for his novel Indice Medio de Felicidade (Average Happiness Index).

## Selected works

Children's books

* A Noite dos Animais Inventados
* O Tubarão na Banheira
* Os Quatro Comandantes da Cama Voadora
* Um Homem Verde num Buraco Muito Fundo
* A Mala Assombrada
* Parece Um Pássaro
* Acho Que Posso Ajudar
* O meu cavalo Indomável

Short stories

* Histórias Possíveis

Novels

* O Fabuloso Teatro do Gigante
* Deixem Falar as Pedras
* Índice Médio de Felicidade
