- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Nov 16, 1922
- Died
- Jun 18, 2010 (aged 87)
- Place of birth
- Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal
José Saramago
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.
