As Writer
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
2020
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José Saramago
Acting
Birth date
November 16, 1922
Birth place
Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal
Death date
June 18, 2010
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.
