João Barreiros

João Manuel R. Barreiros (born July 31, 1952), also known by the pseudonym José de Barros, is a Portuguese science fiction writer, editor, translator and critic.

Fiction

Barreiros's writing style features a distinctively sardonic and darkly comedic tone, and owes something to the influence of Robert Silverberg and James Tiptree, Jr.

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Darkly comedic - Robert Silverberg - James Tiptree, Jr

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His plots frequently employ unlikeable protagonists in dystopic settings, where they are faced with the brutality of everyday life and are often thwarted by their own actions in the end. The stories tend to offer extremely graphic depictions of violence, and utterly reject political correctness and its icons—Walt Disney and Sesame Street are frequent targets of derision by Barreiros, for example, and he has gone so far as to cast Big Bird analogues as the principal antagonists in A verdadeira invasão dos marcianos.

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Protagonist - Dystopic - Political correctness - Walt Disney - Sesame Street - Big Bird - Antagonist

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Some of Barreiros's work has been translated into English, Spanish, French, Italian and Serbian.

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English - Spanish - French - Italian - Serbian

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He has twice won the Brazilian Nova Award, offered by fans to the best foreign short story published in South America.

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Brazilian - Nova Award - South America

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