José Maria Vieira Mendes
José Maria Vieira Mendes escreve maioritariamente peças de teatro, mas também publicou ensaios e ficção. É membro do Teatro Praga e da sua direção artística desde 2008. As suas peças foram traduzidas em mais de uma dezena de línguas. Faz traduções literárias e trabalha ocasionalmente com artistas plásticos e em cinema. Publicou, mais recentemente, Arroios, Diário de um diário (ficção, 2015, Dois Dias edições), Uma Coisa (teatro, 2016, Livros Cotovia), Para Que Serve? (infância, 2020, Planeta Tangerina) e Uma Coisa não É Outra Coisa (ensaio, 2022, Sistema Solar). É professor na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa.
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