José Saramago

José Saramago (Portuguese: José Saramago, Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ ðɨ ˈso(w).zɐ sɐɾɐˈmaɣu]; November 16, 1922 - June 18, 2010), Portuguese writer, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature. His representative works include "Monastery Chronicles", "Blindness Chronicles", "Recovery of Blindness", etc. 1922Born in the small village of Akinhaga, north of Lisbon，Farming at home，When he was two years old, he went to the capital Lisbon with his parents.。 I was forced to give up my studies in high school and tried various jobs. I worked as a draftsman, an insurance company clerk, a welding machine salesman and a translator. I used my spare time to write. 1947First novel of the year《sinful land》publishing，Become an Editor of a Literary Magazine，Opportunity to get in touch with the literary world。 In 1966, he published his first collection of poems, "Possible Poems", which contained 148 poems. In 1968, he became a famous columnist for major newspapers in the capital. In 1970, he published his second collection of poems, "Perhaps Joy", which contained 98 poems. 1975Year，Published first novel《1993》，1978Published first collection of short stories《almost an object》。 1980Year，Published third novel《stand up from the ground》。 1982Published in《Abbey Chronicle》，a great success，won95Camões Literary Award, the highest annual award for Portuguese-language literature。 In 1995, he published the book "Blind", which was praised by many people in the Western world. The New York Times Book Review believed that "... it is neither cynical nor opinionated, but... a quality honestly named after wisdom. We should be grateful that it presents such a broad world to readers." He has won the "Spanish Knight Award" and He was awarded the "Knight of the Order of Literature" by the French government. In 1998, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his book "Blindness". He is the only Portuguese writer to win the Nobel Prize. The reason for the award: "Because of his extremely imaginative, compassionate and ironic works, we can repeatedly relive that elusive period of history." His works also include "The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis", "Chronicles of the Monastery", "History of the Siege of Lisbon", "The Gospel of Jesus Christ", and "All Names".Settled in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain。 Saramago was sick all year round，Severe failure of body functions，2010Year6moon18noon，Died at home in Lanzarote, Spain。