José Luís Peixoto was born in the village of Galveias, in Alto Alentejo, where he lived until he was 18 years old, when he went to study at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. After finishing his degree in Modern Languages ​​and Literatures, in the variant of English and German studies, he became a teacher in several Portuguese schools and in Praia, Cape Verde. In 2001, he devoted himself to writing professionally.

At just 27 years old, José Luís Peixoto became the youngest winner of the José Saramago Literary Award. Since that recognition, his work has received wide national and international prominence. His books have been translated and published in 26 languages. The novel Galveias was the first Portuguese-language book to be translated directly into the Georgian language. The book A Mãe que Chovia was the first to be translated directly from Portuguese to Mongolian.

Morreste-me was chosen as one of the 10 books of the first decade of the 21^st century by Visão magazine. Nenhum Olhar was chosen as one of the books of the decade by the newspaper Expresso.

The novel Uma Casa na Escuridão was included in the European edition of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die - A chronological guide to the most important novels of all time.

Nenhum Olhar was included in the Financial Times’ list of the best novels published in England in 2007, and it was also included in the Discover Great New Writers program of American bookstores Barnes & Noble.

His work has been abundantly adapted into shows and artistic works of various genres.

He has been a columnist for various Portuguese periodicals, such as Jornal de Letras or Visão, GQ, Time Out, Notícias Magazine, UP magazines, among others.

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