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.

Miscellaneous activity

João Barreiros's book and film reviews have appeared in publications such as Público, O Independente, Ler and Os Meus Livros. The mercilessness of Barreiros's criticism earned him a reputation among Portuguese science fiction fans, and his titanium nib fountain pen gained legendary status as a result.

Related Topics:
Público - O Independente - Science fiction fans - Titanium - Fountain pen

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During the 1980s and early 1990s, Barreiros edited two science fiction and fantasy labels for Editora Clássica and Gradiva. Among the writers he introduced to a Portuguese audience are Iain M. Banks, William Gibson, Peter Straub, Dan Simmons and A. A. Attanasio. Publishers usually balked at Barreiros's unorthodox picks, and so books like Stephen R. Donaldson's Lord Foul's Bane, Nancy A. Collins's Sunglasses After Dark and James Blaylock's The Last Coin were translated but never published.

Related Topics:
1980s - 1990s - Iain M. Banks - William Gibson - Peter Straub - Dan Simmons - A. A. Attanasio - Stephen R. Donaldson - Lord Foul's Bane - Nancy A. Collins - Sunglasses After Dark - James Blaylock - The Last Coin

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Barreiros also co-founded Simetria — Portuguese Science Fiction and Fantasy Association in 1995 (he later broke from it, in 1999), and the Portuguese Association for the Fantastic in the Arts in 2005.

Related Topics:
1995 - 1999 - Portuguese Association for the Fantastic in the Arts - 2005

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