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José Saramago(1922-2010)

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José Saramago in José and Pilar (2010)
José Saramago was born on 16 November 1922 in Azinhaga, Golega, Portugal. He was a writer, known for Blindness (2008), Enemy (2013) and O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo. He was married to Pilar del Río, Isabel da Nóbrega and Ilda Reis. He died on 18 June 2010 in Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain.
BornNovember 16, 1922
DiedJune 18, 2010(87)
BornNovember 16, 1922
DiedJune 18, 2010(87)
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Known for

Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, and Mark Ruffalo in Blindness (2008)
Blindness
6.5
  • Writer
  • 2008
Enemy (2013)
Enemy
6.8
  • Writer
  • 2013
O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo
  • Writer
    A Noite
    • Writer

      Credits

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      Writer

      • O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo
        • novel by
        • Development Unknown
      • Coisas
        • based on the book by
        • Post-production
        • TV Movie
      • A Noite
        • based on the novel by
        • Post-production
      • 1936 - O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis (2022)
        1936 - O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis
        6.9
        TV Mini Series
        • novel
        • 2022
      • Último Domingo (2022)
        Último Domingo
        7.3
        Short
        • novel
        • 2022
      • O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis (2020)
        O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis
        6.0
        • novel
        • 2020
      • I riassuntini (2018)
        I riassuntini
        TV Series
        • based on the novel by (2020)
        • 2018
      • Clarabóia (2018)
        Clarabóia
        8.1
        TV Movie
        • novel
        • 2018
      • Hermínio Carvalhinho in Pastor de Sonhos (2016)
        Pastor de Sonhos
        Short
        • inspired by the writings of
        • 2016
      • Mata Nacional do Bussaco: Património Vivo, Natureza Mágica (2013)
        Mata Nacional do Bussaco: Património Vivo, Natureza Mágica
        Short
        • commentary by
        • 2013
      • Enemy (2013)
        Enemy
        6.8
        • novel "The Double"
        • 2013
      • Embargo (2010)
        Embargo
        5.5
        • novel
        • 2010
      • Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, and Mark Ruffalo in Blindness (2008)
        Blindness
        6.5
        • novel "Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira"
        • 2008
      • A Flor máis grande do mundo (2007)
        A Flor máis grande do mundo
        6.6
        Short
        • based on a short story by
        • 2007
      • Icíar Bollaín, Gabino Diego, Diogo Infante, Federico Luppi, and Ana Padrão in La balsa de piedra (2002)
        La balsa de piedra
        5.8
        • novel
        • 2002
      • Por Longos Dias
        5.2
        Short
        • foreword: Book "Terra" by Sebastião Salgado
        • 1999
      • Palavras Ditas
        6.8
        TV Series
        • poem Fala da Velha do Restelo ao Astronauta
        • 1984
      • Que Farei Com Este Livro?
        TV Movie
        • play
        • 1981

      Additional Crew

      • Alzados del suelo (2004)
        Alzados del suelo
        • text
        • 2004

      Soundtrack

      • Alvaro
        Short
        • lyrics: "Fado Adivinha"
        • 2015
      • Palavras Ditas
        6.8
        TV Series
        • lyrics: "Fala da Velha do Restelo ao Astronauta"
        • 1984

      Personal details

      • Height
        • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
      • Born
        • November 16, 1922
        • Azinhaga, Golega, Portugal
      • Died
        • June 18, 2010
        • Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain(chronic leukemia)
      • Spouses
          Pilar del Río1988 - June 18, 2010 (his death)
      • Other works
        "O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo" (novel, 1991)
      • Publicity listings
        • 3 Interviews
        • 7 Articles

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        He was the first Portuguese writer to have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998.
      • Quotes
        [In 2007 in an interview with New York Times about being fired from the Deputy Editor of the Lisbon newspaper, "Diario De Noticias" because of his leftist views] Being fired was the best luck of my life. It made me stop and reflect. It was the birth of my life as a writer.

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