Tordo was born in Lisbon in 1975. He is the author of seventeen books, divided between the novel, the policeman and the essay. He won the José Saramago Literary Prize in 2009, with the novel The Three Lives, and the Fernando Namora Literary Prize in 2021, with Happiness. He was also a finalist for the European Literary Prize, the P.E.N. Club Prize, the Oceanos Prize, the Grand Prix of Romance and Novel APE and the Portuguese Society of Authors Prize, among others. The entire work of João Tordo is published in the Companhia das Letras.

His books are published in several countries, including France, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Hungary, Spain, Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay.

His new thriller, 100 years of forgiveness, will come out in November.

The author will be present at Comic Con Portugal 2022 on The 10th, Saturday, by penguim random house, to talk about his career and his works and also to meet his fans in autograph sessions.

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www.joaotordo.com

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