A Child in Ruins is the first English translation of the poetry of José Luís Peixoto. Published by Writ Large Press, the collection represents a selection from Peixoto's three books of poetry: A Criança em Ruínas (The Child in Ruins), first published in 2001, A Casa, a Escuridão (The House, the Darkness), first published in 2002, and Gaveta de Papéis (Paper Drawer), first published in 2008. A Criança em Ruínas won the 2001 Award of the Portuguese Society of Authors as the best book of poetry published that year. 

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**A Child in Ruins is a staff pick at The Paris Review**

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"José Luís Peixoto is one of the most surprising revelations from recent Portuguese literature"

- José Saramago, Nobel Prize-winning author of Blindness

Three poems, translation of poetry by Matilde Campilho, at Springhouse Journal

an excerpt from An Involuntary Biography of Love, translation of fiction by João Tordo, at Electric Literature 

"When it was time to set the table," translation of poetry by José Luís Peixoto, a Staff Pick at the Paris Review (in PDF)

Six poems, translation of poetry by José Luís Peixoto, at Sangam House

Five Poems, translation of poetry by José Luís Peixoto, at National Translation Month (in PDF)

Poetry Translation Feature, translation of poetry by José Luís Peixoto,, in jelly bucket, issue 7, pp. 21-27