José Saramago

José Saramago (1922–2010) was a Portuguese journalist, playwright and translator.

Overview

Recorded at birth as José de Sousa Saramago.

Born at Azinhaga in 1922, died at Lanzarote in 2010.

In detail

the recorded working language is Portuguese.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are magic realist fiction. The authority associates the name with magic realism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Lisbon.

Works named in the authority record are The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, Blindness, Seeing, Cain, Death with Interruptions and The Elephant's Journey.

Work by José Saramago is recorded in the collections of Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

Distinctions recorded are Nobel Prize in Literature, Camões Prize, America Award in Literature and Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “José Saramago”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q37060: José Saramago

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