Edgard Telles Ribeiro, recipient of Brazil’s most prestigious literary prizes, including the Jabuti Prize, Brazilian Academy of Letters Prize, and Brazilian PEN Club Prize, is the author of fourteen works of fiction including The Impostor and As If by Magic. He studied cinema at University of California, Los Angeles, worked as a film critic for several newspapers before becoming a career diplomat, and is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. He lives in New York and Rio de Janeiro.

Praise for As If by MagicSouthern California News Group “Books to Add to Your TBR List” selection“[Telles Ribeiro’s] writing is tight and clear, like Hemingway’s. . . . This collection will be paradise for short story fans.” —Library Journal“Delivers surprises and pathos in equal measure. . . . Ribeiro’s mysterious narratives sneak up on the reader with profound revelations.” —Publishers Weekly“A love of wordplay and the process of storytelling illuminate these pieces. . . . Written with care and clarity, each story is something of a puzzle that becomes more puzzling as it proceeds.” —Kirkus ReviewsSelect Praise for Edgard Telles Ribeiro“Elegant, absorbingly knowing, chilling, dryly humorous and often moving.” —Francisco Goldman“Comical and brooding, enchanting and disturbing.” —Laura Restrepo“Atmospheric and engrossing. . . . A master of the subtleties of subjectivity.” —Wall Street Journal“Cunning” —Washington Post“Sumptuous.” —Tulsa World“Unveils details with a poetic lushness, unhurried, dreamy, as if lingering on their weight, their significance.” —Philadelphia Inquirer“Telles Ribeiro’s [work] is of global import, a caution against too readily forgetting and too quickly adapting.” —Words Without Borders