José Saramago

Birthday: November 16th, 1922 Date of Death: June 18th, 2010 Place of Birth: Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal

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.