José Saramago

Writing

Born: 1922-11-16
Died: 2010-06-18
From: Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Biography

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.

Awards & Nominations19 won · 0 nominated

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Grand Collar of the Order of Camões

2021
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America Award in Literature

2004
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honorary doctorate of the University of Granada

2001
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honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca

2000
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honorary doctorate of the Polytechnic University of Valencia

1999
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honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

1999
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honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University

1999
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Nobel Prize in Literature

1998
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Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword

1998
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honorary doctorate of the University of Castille-La Mancha

1997
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Camões Prize

1995
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honorary doctorate of Seville University

1991
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honorary doctor of the University of Brasília

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Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

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honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra

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honorary doctor of the University of Turin

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honorary doctor of the University of Manchester

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honorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile

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Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword