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José de Sousa Saramago, was a Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist. His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the human factor. Harold Bloom has described Saramago as "a permanent part of the Western canon".
Awards: Nobel (1998) see all
Genres: Literary Fiction
Novels
Manual of Painting and Calligraphy (1977)
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (1984)
The Stone Raft (1986)
Baltasar and Blimunda (1987)
The History of the Siege of Lisbon (1989)
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (1993)
All the Names (1997)
The Tale of the Unknown Island (1999)
The Cave (2002)
The Double (2004)
Death at Intervals (2008)
aka Death With Interruptions
The Elephant's Journey (2010)
Cain (2011)
Raised from the Ground (2012)
Skylight (2014)
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (1984)
The Stone Raft (1986)
Baltasar and Blimunda (1987)
The History of the Siege of Lisbon (1989)
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (1993)
All the Names (1997)
The Tale of the Unknown Island (1999)
The Cave (2002)
The Double (2004)
Death at Intervals (2008)
aka Death With Interruptions
The Elephant's Journey (2010)
Cain (2011)
Raised from the Ground (2012)
Skylight (2014)
Collections
Non fiction show
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Awards
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Award nominations
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José Saramago recommends
American Delirium (2021)
Betina González
"With [González's] capacity to inform, her sense of analysis, of proportion, of measure, of the balance of something so complex as a novel, I predict a bright future for her."
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