He graduated in philosophy and studied journalism and creative writing in London and New York.
[2] His novel As Três Vidas won the José Saramago Prize in 2009.
He published nine novels: The Book of Lightless Men (2004), Memory Hotel (2007), Three Lives (2009), The Good Winter (2010), The Anatomy of Martyrs (2011), The Sabbatical Year (2013) Accidental Biography Of a Love Affair (2014) Mourning Elias Gro (2015) and Eden According to Lars D.
His books are published in many countries, such as France, Italy and Brazil.
He still works as a chronicler and a trainer in Fiction Workshops dedicated to Creative Writind and to Novels.