Ricardo Lísias (born July 7, 1975) is a Brazilian writer.
[1] Born in São Paulo, he debuted in literature in 1999 with the novel Cobertor de estrelas, which he wrote while still studying Literature at the University of Campinas.
[2] He was a finalist for the 2008 Jabuti Prize with Anna O. e outras novelas (which included a reprint of the short stories Capuz and Dos nervos, previously published in short print) and the 2010 São Paulo Literature Award for O livro dos mandarins.
His story Tólia was selected for the English magazine Granta The Best Young Brazilian Writers edition, in 2012.