Writing · Writer · Novel · Short Story
Born Jan 28, 1916 · Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal
Active 1970–1996 · Awards: Camões Prize, Prix Femina étranger, honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra, Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Vergílio António Ferreira, JOSE was a Portuguese writer, essayist, professor and a key figure in Portuguese-language literature.