
José Saramago
WritingNovember 16, 1922-June 18, 2010
Birth Place
Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal
Biography
José de Sousa Saramago was a Portugese author and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the theopoetic human factor.