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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 & recognition
- Grand Collar of the Order of Camões · 2021
- America Award in Literature · 2004
- honorary doctorate of the University of Granada · 2001
- honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca · 2000
- honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University · 1999
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- honorary doctorate of the Polytechnic University of Valencia · 1999
- honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria · 1999
- Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword · 1998
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1998
- honorary doctorate of the University of Castille-La Mancha · 1997
- Camões Prize · 1995
- honorary doctorate of Seville University · 1991
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
- honorary doctor of the University of Brasília
- honorary doctor of the University of Manchester
- honorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile
- honorary doctor of the University of Turin
- honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra
