Joaquim saramago

Who is jose saramago?

José saramago (d. november 16, 1922, lisbon, ob. june 18, 2010, lanzarote) is a portuguese writer who won the nobel prize in literature.

Born in azinhaga (ribatejo), a small village north of lisbon, he grew up as the son of a poor peasant family. he received his education in lisbon, where his family relocated. during his studies, he worked in the countryside. due to financial difficulties, he dropped out of school and pursued a career in mechanical engineering. he held various jobs, ranging from technical illustration to editing, copyediting, and translation.

He worked in a publishing house, in the editorial and production department.he worked as a culture editor for newspapers diario and lisboa.he wrote political commentaries.he was a member of the executive board of the portuguese writers' union.after 1976, he was fully devoted to his books.

In 1993 he settled in lanzarote, in the canary islands.he married pilar del rio.his first novel, the land of sin (terra do pecado) was published in 1947.

In addition to novels and essays, the writer has two poetry books and plays.saramago won the nobel prize in literature in 1998.

The author's style is quite remarkable. in his straightforward writing, he uses only periods and commas as punctuation. his narrative voice is also remarkably engaging, another factor that draws the reader closer to the author. the renowned author passed away at the age of 87.