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José Saramago

Portuguese writer and recipient of the 1998 nobel prize in literature.

Born November 16th, 1922 in Golegã, Azinhaga. [ref]

Died June 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Tías, Las Palmas, Lanzarote (leukemia). [ref]

Occupations
chronicler, diarist, dramaturge, essayist, journalist, literary critic, novelist, playwright, poet, screenwriter, translator, writer
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