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José Luís Peixoto

ジョゼ・ルイス・ペイショト

Jose Luis Peixoto

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1974-09-04 （Galveias, Ponte de Sor, Portugal）
Nationality
Portuguese
Languages
Portuguese

Career

Occupations
novelist, poet, playwright
Active Years
2001-

Education

NOVA University Lisbon
Modern Languages and Literature
Degree: 学士
Country: Portugal

Awards

José Saramago Prize
2001
Work: Nenhum Olhar (Blank Gaze / The Implacable Order of Things)
Organization: José Saramago Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Prémio Cálamo
2007
Work: The Piano Cemetery
Organization: Prémio Cálamo organization
Result: 受賞
Prémio de Poesia Daniel Faria
2008
Work: Gaveta de Papéis
Organization: Daniel Faria Poetry Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Prémio da Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores
2013
Work: A Criança em Ruínas
Organization: Portuguese Society of Authors
Result: 受賞
Prémio Salerno Libro d'Europa
2013
Work: Livro
Organization: Salerno Libro d'Europa
Result: 受賞
Oceanos Prize
2016
Work: Galveias
Organization: Oceanos Prize
Result: 受賞
The Best Translation Award - Japan
2019
Work: Galveias (Japanese translation)
Organization: Japanese translation award organization
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nenhum Olhar (Blank Gaze / The Implacable Order of Things)

2000 novel

Early notable novel exploring family, memory and the effects of violence, combining rural settings with interior psychological portraits.

familymemoryviolencerural life
Translations
  • English: Blank Gaze / The Implacable Order of Things

Uma Casa na Escuridão

2002 novel

A novel themed around dark domestic spaces and individual isolation.

isolationfamilydarkness

The Piano Cemetery

2006 novel

A novel with allegorical and exotic elements where past, loss and strange events intertwine.

lossthe pastallegory
Translations
  • English: The Piano Cemetery

Livro

2010 novel

A work with experimental elements that questions language and storytelling itself.

languagestorytellingexperimental

Galveias

2014 novel

Set in the author's native Galveias, the novel portrays intergenerational memories and the tales of place with lyrical depth.

homememorygenerations
Translations
  • Translated into English and many other languages

Em Teu Ventre

2015 novel

A novel delving into intimacy, the body and family relationships.

intimacythe bodyfamily

Autobiografia

2019 novel

A mid-career work with autobiographical elements where personal memory intersects with fiction.

autobiographymemoryself-exploration

Almoço de Domingo

2021 novel

A recent work depicting human relationships through family and everyday rituals.

familyeveryday liferituals

Bibliography

  • Nenhum Olhar (2000)
  • Morreste-me (You Died on Me) (2000)
  • Uma Casa na Escuridão (2002)
  • Cemitério de Pianos (The Piano Cemetery) (2006)
  • Livro (2010)
  • Galveias (2014)
  • Em Teu Ventre (2015)
  • Autobiografia (2019)
  • Almoço de Domingo (2021)

Translations of Works

  • Nenhum Olhar → English and other languages
  • Cemitério de Pianos → English and other languages
  • Galveias → Japanese and other languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical, poetic proseblend of realism and allegorical/surreal elementsconcise, metaphor-rich expression
Recurring Motifs
homeland and placememory and generationsloss and solitudethe body and intimacy

Legacy

Peixoto is one of the prominent contemporary Portuguese writers since the 2000s, internationally recognized for his lyrical prose and themes rooted in his native region. His works have been translated into over 30 languages and have received multiple international awards.

Trivia

  • At age 27 he won the José Saramago Prize in 2001, becoming the youngest recipient of the prize.
  • His works have been translated into over 30 languages.
  • He worked as a teacher in Portugal and Cape Verde before becoming a full-time writer.