Born:
November 16, 1922
in
Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal
Died:
June 18, 2010(age
87)
About:
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.