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| Saramago recently stated that ]s no longer deserve "sympathy for the suffering they went through during the ]. . . . Living under the shadows of the Holocaust and expecting to be forgiven for anything they do on behalf of what they have suffered seems abusive to me. They didn't learn anything from the suffering of their parents and grandparents." The ] (ADL), a Jewish civil-rights group, has characterized these remarks as being anti-Semitic. To wit, ], director of the ADL stated, "Jose Saramago's comments are incendiary, deeply offensive, and show an ignorance of the issues that suggest a bias against the Jews." |
Saramago recently stated that ]s no longer deserve "sympathy for the suffering they went through during the ]. . . . Living under the shadows of the Holocaust and expecting to be forgiven for anything they do on behalf of what they have suffered seems abusive to me. They didn't learn anything from the suffering of their parents and grandparents." The ] (ADL), a Jewish civil-rights group, has characterized these remarks as being anti-Semitic. To wit, ], director of the ADL stated, "Jose Saramago's comments are incendiary, deeply offensive, and show an ignorance of the issues that suggest a bias against the Jews." | ||
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José Saramago (born 1922 in Azinhaga, Portugal) is a writer, playwright, and journalist. He usually presents subversive perspectives of historical events in his works, trying to underline the human factor behind historical events, instead of presenting the usual official historical narratives. Some works of his can also be seen as allegories. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998. He currently resides in the Canary Islands. Saramago has been a member of the Communist Party of Portugal since 1969, as well as an atheist and self-described pessimist - his positions have aroused considerable controversy in Portugal, especially after the publication of The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.
Claims of anti-Semitism
Saramago recently stated that Jews no longer deserve "sympathy for the suffering they went through during the Holocaust. . . . Living under the shadows of the Holocaust and expecting to be forgiven for anything they do on behalf of what they have suffered seems abusive to me. They didn't learn anything from the suffering of their parents and grandparents." The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a Jewish civil-rights group, has characterized these remarks as being anti-Semitic. To wit, Abraham Foxman, director of the ADL stated, "Jose Saramago's comments are incendiary, deeply offensive, and show an ignorance of the issues that suggest a bias against the Jews."
Quotes
On the US$950,000 nobel prize that he recently won: "This prize is for all speakers of Portuguese, but while we're on the subject, I shall keep the money."
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
References
- Portuguese Nobel Laureate's Remarks on Jews and the Holocaust Are "Incendiary and Offensive