José Cardoso Pires

José Cardoso Pires
José Cardoso Pires, 1970
Born2 October 1925
São João do Peso, Portugal
Died26 October 1998 (aged 73)
Lisbon, Portugal
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, journalist, satirist
NationalityPortuguese
Period1949–1997
Literary movementNeo-Realism, moving towards Postmodernism

José Cardoso (2 October 1925  26 October 1998) was a Portuguese author of short stories, novels, plays, and political satire.