José Cardoso Pires

José Cardoso Pires ( born October 2, 1925 in São João do Peso, Portugal, † October 26, 1998 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese writer who has worked primarily as a novelist.

Life

Cardoso Pires was born into a middle-class family, his father was a member of the merchant fleet of Portugal. He studied mathematics, was from 1969 to 1972 editor of the daily newspaper Diário de Lisboa and taught Portuguese literature at King's College in London.

In 1989 he received the Order of Merit and in 1997 the Portuguese top literary award, the Prémio Pessoa.

Some of his works have been translated into German.

Works

• Os Outros Contos e Caminheiros, short stories, 1949
• Histórias de Amor, short stories, 1952
• O Anjo Ancorado, novella, 1958
• Cartilha do MARIALVA, essay, 1960
• O render dos Heróis, Drama, 1960
• Jogos de Azar, short stories, 1963
• O Hóspede de job, novel, 1963; German Job's guest
• O Delfim, novel, 1968; dt The Dauphin
• Dinossauro Excelentíssimo, Satire, 1972; dt His Excellency the Dinosaurus
• E agora José? , Essay, 1977
• O Burro em Pé, short stories, 1979
• Corporate Delito na Sala de Espelhos, 1980
• Balada da Praia dos Cães, novel, 1982; German ballad of the dog beach
• Alexandra Alpha, novel, 1987
• A República dos Corvos, short stories, 1988
• Cardoso Pires Cardoso Pires por, chronicles, 1991
• A Cavalo no Diabo, chronicles, 1994
• De Profundis, Valsa Lenta, chronicles, 1997
• Lisboa, Livro de Bordo, Chronicles, 1997; German Lisbon Diary