Born in Danzigue, in October 1927.

In 1948- 1949 studies with Mages and Pankok at the Art Academy of Düsseldorf.

Became internationally famous as a writer and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999.

He is the author of among others:

          -O Tambor
          -A Ratazana
          -O Linguado
          -O Gato e o Rato
          -Maus Agoiros
          -Uma Longa História

1984 -Kunstverein, Weil am Rhein, Alemanha
        -Galeria A.R.T., Bogotá , Colómbia
        -Kunsthalle, Darmstadt, Alemanha
        -Centro Cultural São Lourenço, Almancil

1985 -Goethe-Institut, Lissabon
        -Galerie Bremer, Berlim
        -Kunsthalle, Mannheim, Alemanha
        -Centro Cultural del Conde Duque, Madrid
        -Galeria Estiarte, Madrid
        -Freie Akademie der Künste, Hamburgo

1986 -Galerie Kornhaus, Berna
        -Kunsthaus, Lübeck, Alemanha
        -Art Gallery, Poetry Center, New York
        -Centro Cultural São Lourenço, Almancil
        -BAWAG, Wien, Graz, Klagenfurt; Áustria

1987 -Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg,
         Alemanha
        -Kunstamt Tempelhof, Berlim
        -Kunsthalle, Kiel, Alemanha

1988 -Kunstkabinett, Regensburg
        -Galerie Modern Art, Zurique
        -Centro Cultural São Lourenço, Almancil
        -Kunsthalle, Bremen, Alemanha

1989 -Galerie Graf & Schelble, Basel
        -Salon du Livre, Paris

1990 -Galerie Zenit, Copenhaga, Dinamarca
        -Rathaus-Galerie Reinickendorf, Berlim

1991 -Blue Point Gallery, Berlim
        -Akademie der Künste zu Berlin, Berlim
        -Goethe-Institut, Palermo
        -Goethe-Institut, Roma
        -Centro Cultural São Lourenço, Almancil
        -Galerie Kampen, Oslo, Noruega
        -Freie Akademie der Künste, Hamburgo

1992 -Neuer Sächsischer Kunstverein, Dresden,
         Alemanha
        -Circulo de Lectores, Barcelona
        -Kulturhistorisches Museum, Rostock,
         Alemanha
        -Neue Wissenschaftliche
         Allgemeinbibliothek, Potsdam, Alemanha
        -Goethe-Institut, Varsóvia, Polónia
        -Staatliche Kunsthalle, Berlim
        -Kunsthaus, Lübeck

1993 -Heinrich-Heine-Haus, Havanna, Cuba
        -Kulturbrauerei, Berlim
       -Centro Cultural São Lourenço, Almancil
       -Nadbaltycie Centrum Cultury, Danzigue
       -Schloss Oranienburg, Alemanha

1994 -Kunsthalle Schwaben, Weitnauhofen,
         Alemanha
       -Galerie Mitteleuropa, Praga
       -Kunstmuseum Göteborg, Suécia
       -Centro Cultural São Lourenço, Almancil
       -Kreismuseum, Finsterwalde, Alemanha
       -Centro Cultural São Lourenço, Almancil

1999 -Centro Cultural São Lourenço, Almancil