Background
Mario de Carvalho was born on September 25, 1944, in Lisbon, Portugal. He is the son of Domingus de Carvalho, a businessman and a writer, and Maria Luisa de Carvalho.
Mario de Carvalho was born on September 25, 1944, in Lisbon, Portugal. He is the son of Domingus de Carvalho, a businessman and a writer, and Maria Luisa de Carvalho.
Carvalho attended law school.
In his youth, de Carvalho was part of the movement against the dictator Salazar. He served in the army and was jailed there, tortured and eventually escaped to Sweden. He returned to Portugal in 1974 after the Democratic Revolution and practised law for many years.
De Carvalho published his first book of novels in 1981, beginning writing career very successfully. He has written a big number of novels, story collections and plays.
The novel A God Strolling in the Cool of the Evening («Um Deus Passeando Pela Brisa da Tarde») became a historical timeless tale on human nature, had excellent reviews, and is considered a classic in the genre.
(Portuguese Edition)
(Portuguese Edition)
Quotations: “My motivation for writing is a childlike impulse to multiply characters and twist the language. I write only at night while every movement outside is suspended. I need the maximum amount of silence. Sometimes I am inspired by a sentence heard on the bus, sometimes by insomnia, when a person begins to imagine things.”
De Carvalho is a member of the Portuguese Society of Authors and a member of the board of directors of the Portuguese Association of Writers.
De Carvalho married Maria Helena Taborda Duarte on August 3, 1969. They produced two children - Ava Margorida de Carvalho and Rita Taborda Duarte.