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José Saramago Biography (1)

Jose Saramago

12,157 words, approx. 41 pages

In October 1998 José Saramago became the first writer of the Portuguese-speaking world to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy's citation for Saramago called his novels "p... Read more

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Jose Saramago

1,547 words, approx. 6 pages

[In the following review, Miller praises Blindness as a novel of great compassion and wisdom.] Traffic at a red light. The lights change, the cars move off, all except one that remains blocking the mi... Read more

Jose Saramago

1,226 words, approx. 5 pages

[In the following review, Eder praises the satire and irony in The History of the Siege of Lisbon.] It begins with an explosion of words, as if they were stored in a silo and had spontaneously combust... Read more

Jose Saramago

1,015 words, approx. 4 pages

[In the following review, White praises Saramago's deft handling of the love affair in The History of the Siege of Lisbon.] Like his near contemporaries Franz Kafka and Constantine Cavafy, Fern... Read more

Jose Saramago

1,281 words, approx. 5 pages

[In the following review, Mars-Jones finds Blindness an "extraordinary novel" of linguistic and theoretical experimentation.] Jose Saramago's extraordinary novel [Blindness] tells... Read more

Jose Saramago

991 words, approx. 4 pages

[In the following review, Preto-Rodas presents an overview of the themes in Saramago's Notebooks from Lancarote.] As Portugal's best-known living author, Jose Saramago has attracted cons... Read more

Jose Saramago

368 words, approx. 2 pages

[In the following review, Willen suggests that the plague in Blindness represents the tension between depravity and decency among people in extreme circumstances.] Brilliant Portuguese fabulist Sarama... Read more

Jose Saramago

1,157 words, approx. 4 pages

[In the following review, Eder examines The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis in the context of the Iberian literary tradition of surreality, finding in the novel an appropriate and successfully rende... Read more

Jose Saramago

883 words, approx. 3 pages

[In the following review, Wood discusses the almost-palpable sense of history in The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.] … "One can be a monarchist," a character says in Jos... Read more

Jose Saramago

723 words, approx. 3 pages

[In the following review, Whiteside provides a brief explanation of the literary background of The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis—particularly regarding the life and work of Fernando Pessoa&... Read more

Jose Saramago

1,003 words, approx. 4 pages

[In the following review, Preto-Rodas warns that O Evangelho segundo Jesus Cristo "will hardly validate traditional beliefs," but confirms that the novel probes important questions about... Read more

Jose Saramago

641 words, approx. 3 pages

[In the following review, Pavey finds The Gospel According to Jesus Christ a worthy addition to the catalog of modern literary studies of Christianity.] José Saramago is Portugal's leadi... Read more

Jose Saramago

4,335 words, approx. 15 pages

[In the following essay, Pontiero examines the major themes in O ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis.] As the title suggests, this fourth novel by José Saramago is dominated by the presence of Ricardo... Read more

Jose Saramago

1,639 words, approx. 6 pages

[In the following review, Stavans discusses the place of The Gospel According to Jesus Christ in Saramago's canon, concluding that the novel succeeds in continuing to probe themes explored in e... Read more

Jose Saramago

1,245 words, approx. 5 pages

[In the following review, Eder considers The Stone Raft to be one of Saramago's greatest literary achievements.] At the start of The Stone Raft, a river that flows from France into Spain disapp... Read more

Jose Saramago

2,924 words, approx. 10 pages

[In the following review, Gilmour finds The Stone Raft lacking in style and purpose.] The Pyrenees have been more of a psychological barrier for mankind than a physical one. Although armies have long ... Read more

Jose Saramago

425 words, approx. 2 pages

[In the following review, Moser praises Saramago's intimate knowledge of his subject matter in Levantado do chao but ultimately finds the novel monotonous and redundant.] Saramago is a rising s... Read more

Jose Saramago

305 words, approx. 2 pages

[In the following review, Stern examines O ano da morte de Ricardo Reis, finding the novel a fitting tribute to Fernando Pessoa, a hero of the Portuguese revolution.] Saramago once again melds fantasy... Read more

Jose Saramago

193 words, approx. 1 pages

[In the following review, Stuewe offers a negative assessment of Baltasar and Blimunda, noting that Saramago fails to develop his characters beyond basic outlines.] This colourful panorama of 18th-cen... Read more

Jose Saramago

1,944 words, approx. 7 pages

[In the following review, Howe finds Baltasar and Blimunda a complex and engaging story.] The most vigorous writing of recent years has come not from the great powers of the West but from small, impov... Read more

Jose Saramago

1,207 words, approx. 5 pages

[In the following review, Eder considers Baltasar and Blimunda at times weighted down with unnecessary details but otherwise a successful example of magical realism.] Jose Saramago is one of Portugal&... Read more

Jose Saramago

537 words, approx. 2 pages

[In the following review, Preto-Rodas discusses A jangada de pedra, finding that "despite a loose structure," the novel succeeds in its examination of the status of the Iberian peninsula... Read more

Jose Saramago

616 words, approx. 3 pages

[In the following review, Preto-Rodas calls História do Cerco de Lisboa a "worthy addition" to Saramago's canon.] In light of the author's enormous successes in rece... Read more

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