José Saramago (1922-2010) was a Portuguese novelist, playwright, and journalist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998. Saramago was born in Azinhaga, Portugal, and studied at the University of Lisbon. He worked as a journalist for various newspapers and magazines, and wrote his first novel, The Land of Sin, in 1947. He went on to write numerous novels, plays, and short stories, including The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (1984), Blindness (1995), and The Cave (2000). Saramago's works often explore themes of human suffering, injustice, and the power of the individual. He was a vocal critic of the Portuguese government and the Catholic Church, and was an advocate for human rights and social justice. Saramago died in 2010 at the age of 87.
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