José Riço Direitinho

José Rico Direitinho (born 1965 in Lisbon ) is a Portuguese writer.

Life

Direitinho studied Agricultural Science and Agricultural Sociology. For his literary production, he has received numerous awards, including the 1994 Grande Prémio de Novela e Romance of the Portuguese Writers' Association APE Translations into other languages, let him become a key member of the new generation of writers of Portugal. His work is mostly concerned with the rural population of Portugal and its mysticism. Many of his books have been translated into German.

Works

• Breviary of bad habits. Novel. From the Portuguese by Andreas Klotsch. Hander Verlag, Munich 1997, ISBN 978-3-446-19103-7.
• The house on the edge of the village. Narratives. From the Portuguese by Boris planner. Ivory Verlag, Heidelberg, 2nd edition 2000, ISBN 3-932245-04-0.
• Prison of the angels. Novel. From the Portuguese by Katja Ambrosy. Ivory Verlag, Heidelberg 2000, ISBN 3-932245-31-8.
• Welcome to the darkness. Tales of the City. From the Portuguese by Ralph Roger Gloeckler. Ivory Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-932245-74-9.