José Luís Peixoto

José Luís Peixoto

José Luís Peixoto (born September 4, 1974) is one of the most acclaimed and widely read contemporary novelists in Portugal.

José Luís Peixoto was born in a small town in the interior of Portugal, in the Alentejo region. He finished a degree in Modern Languages and Literatures at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. He was a teacher for a few years in Portugal and Cape Verde before becoming a professional writer in 2001.