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José Cardoso Pires

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Birth
Peso, Vila de Rei Municipality, Castelo Branco, Portugal
Death
26 Oct 1998 (aged 73)
Campo Grande, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal
Burial
Lisbon, Lisboa Municipality, Lisboa, Portugal Add to Map
Plot
Jazigo dos Escritores I, 1580
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Author. He was a Portuguese writer and essayist. He was born in Sao Joao do Peso and died in Lisbon. He fought against the dictatorship in his country, and during the 1960s, he was forced into exile. As a writer, he is best remembered for his books "Balada da Praia dos Caes" (Ballad of Dog's Beach), "Imperatores, Almirantes e Vampiros," "A Cavalo no Diabo," "Os Caminheiros e Outros Contos," "O Anjo Ancorado," "O Render dos Heróis," "Dinossauro Excelentíssimo" and "Alexandra Alpha." As essayist, "Técnicas do Golpe de Censura" and "Sete Parágrafos sobre a Liberdade."
Author. He was a Portuguese writer and essayist. He was born in Sao Joao do Peso and died in Lisbon. He fought against the dictatorship in his country, and during the 1960s, he was forced into exile. As a writer, he is best remembered for his books "Balada da Praia dos Caes" (Ballad of Dog's Beach), "Imperatores, Almirantes e Vampiros," "A Cavalo no Diabo," "Os Caminheiros e Outros Contos," "O Anjo Ancorado," "O Render dos Heróis," "Dinossauro Excelentíssimo" and "Alexandra Alpha." As essayist, "Técnicas do Golpe de Censura" and "Sete Parágrafos sobre a Liberdade."

Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni

Gravesite Details

Ashes deposited in the mausoleum of Portuguese writers.



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