![]() ![]() After attending Lisbon's grammar schools, unfortunately, Saramago was forced to drop out due to the family's dwindling finances.ĭuring his teen years, Saramago attended a technical school for mechanics that offered other academic courses on the side. While in school, where he excelled in all of his subjects, he made time for his grandfather's farm back in Azinhaga, helping to take care of the land. In 1924, the family moved from the province to the city of Lisbon, which gave Saramago the rare opportunity to receive an education. ![]() “Saramago,” which is Portuguese for “wild radish,” was actually a nickname of his father's family, and it was accidentally included in his name in the registry of births. Works in Biographical and Historical ContextĪ “Wild Radish” of Portugal José Saramago was born on November 16, 1922, to José de Sousa and Maria de Piedade in the provincial town of Azinhaga, Portugal. He is the first Portuguese-language author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. ![]() Saramago, an outspoken Communist and atheist, is known as the voice of the common person, a role he undertakes with newspaper and radio commentaries as well as in his fiction. ![]() An accomplished writer and storyteller, he is most highly regarded for his novels, which vary in theme and subject matter and tend to explore the values and priorities in modern society. José Saramago is a Portuguese author of fiction, poetry, plays, and essays. The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (1984) ![]()
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