The tourist destination

“Writer Rui Zink is an irresistible whirlwind of sharp intelligence and irreverent humour, where seriousness intertwines with pure madness. Aware of this power, he plays with the reader—provoking, challenging and, above all, disconcerting them.”

Prepare yourself for an unforgettable journey to the epicentre of a war zone, where tourism and terror intertwine in surprising ways. Greg, a tourist eager for extreme thrills, plunges into a world where the line between life and death is thin, and survival depends on luck and cunning.

With a captivating narrative and singular irony, Rui Zink explores themes such as the trivialisation of violence, the essence of suffering and the human condition in times of crisis.
O Destino Turístico is a provocative story, full of tension, social critique and unexpected twists—an intense read for those who are not afraid to face the darker side of reality.

Rui Zink, born in Lisbon in 1961, is one of the most singular voices in contemporary Portuguese literature. A writer, teacher and intellectual provocateur, he has built a body of work marked by irony, social critique and a rare ability to transform everyday life into revealing absurdity.

In books such as O Destino Turístico, A Instalação do medo or Hotel Lusitano, he explores the tension between fantasy and reality: humour as a sharp form of thinking.