
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
16/11/1922
Day of Death
18/06/2010
(88) years old
Place of Birth
Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal
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.