José Saramago

Born 16 November 1922 in Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal

Died 18 June 2010 (aged 87)

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.