José Saramago

Birthday: nov. 16, 1922 Date of death: juin 18, 2010

Place of birth: Azinhaga, Santarém, Portu

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.