José Luís Peixoto
José Luís Marques Peixoto is a Portuguese author, poet and playwright. A professional writer since 2001, his works have been translated into more than 30 languages.
Biography
José Luis Peixoto was born in the village of Galveias, in the Portuguese region of Alentejo. He lived in Galveias until the age of 18. He obtained a bachelor's degree in modern languages and literature from NOVA University Lisbon. After university, he was a teacher for some years in several schools in Portugal and Cape Verde, before becoming a professional writer in 2001.Peixoto's first book, Morreste-me, was published in 2000. In 2001, he became the youngest ever recipient of the José Saramago Prize, at the age of 27, for his novel Nenhum Olhar.
International editions
Translated editions of Peixoto's books are available from the following publishers: Bloomsbury, Doubleday, Random House, Grasset, Seuil, Literatura Random House, Companhia das Letras, Einaudi, Kedros, Meulenhoff, Atlas Contact, Kineret, Wsoy, Polirom, Bozicevic, Bakur Sulakauri, Kontrast, among others.Awards
- 2001: José Saramago Prize, for Nenhum Olhar
- 2007: Prémio Cálamo, for Cemitério de Pianos
- 2008: Prémio de Poesia Daniel Faria, for Gaveta de Papéis
- 2013: Prémio da Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores, for A Criança em Ruínas
- 2013: Prémio Salerno Libro d'Europa, for Livro
- 2016: Oceanos Prize, for Galveias
- 2019: The Best Translation Award-Japan for ''Galveias''
Novels
- 2000: Nenhum Olhar, The Implacable Order of Things )
- 2002: Uma Casa na Escuridão
- 2006: Cemitério de Pianos
- 2010: Livro
- 2014: Galveias
- 2015: Em Teu Ventre
- 2019: Autobiografia
- 2021: ''Almoço de Domingo''
Short-novels/fictional narrative
- 2000: Morreste-me
- 2003: Antídoto
- 2008: Cal
- 2011: Abraço
- 2022: ''Onde''
Poetry
- 2001: A Criança em Ruínas
- 2002: A Casa, a Escuridão
- 2008: Gaveta de Papéis
- 2020: ''Regresso a Casa''
Travel literature
Children's literature
- 2012: A Mãe que Chovia
- 2016: ''Todos os Escritores do Mundo Têm a Cabeça Cheia de Piolhos''