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| *] - ''All the Names'' | *] - ''All the Names'' | ||
| *] - ''The Tale of the Unknown Island'' | *] - ''The Tale of the Unknown Island'' | ||
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| On the US$950,000 nobel prize: "This prize is for all speakers of Portuguese, but while we're on the subject, I shall keep the money." | |||
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José Saramago (born 1922 in Azinhaga, Portugal) is a writer, playwright, and journalist. Saramago has been a member of the Communist Party of Portugal since 1969, as well as an atheist and self-described pessimist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998. He currently resides in the Canary Islands.
Bibliography:
- 1977 - Manual Painting and Calligraphy
- 1978 - Quasi Objects
- 1981 - Journey to Portugal
- 1982 - Baltasar and Blimunda
- 1984 - The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (A Tribute to Fernando Pessoa)
- 1986 - The Stone Raft
- 1989 - The History of the Siege of Lisbon
- 1991 - The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
- 1995 - Blindness
- 1997 - All the Names
- 1999 - The Tale of the Unknown Island
Quotes:
On the US$950,000 nobel prize: "This prize is for all speakers of Portuguese, but while we're on the subject, I shall keep the money."