José Saramago

José Saramago (born November 16, 1922) is a Portuguese writer, playwright, and journalist. He usually presents subversive perspectives of historical events in his works, trying to underline the human factor behind historical events, instead of presenting the usual official historical narratives. Some works of his can also be seen as allegories in several contexts.

Bibliography

• 1977 - Manual de Pintura e Caligrafia Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
• 1978 - Objecto Quase Quasi Objects
• 1981 - Viagem a Portugal Journey to Portugal
• 1982 - Memorial do Convento Baltasar and Blimunda
• 1984 - Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis (O) The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (A Tribute to Fernando Pessoa)
• 1986 - Jangada de Pedra (A) The Stone Raft
• 1989 - História do Cerco de Lisboa The History of the Siege of Lisbon
• 1991 - Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo (O) The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
• 1995 - Ensaio sobre a Cegueira Blindness
• 1997 - Todos os Nomes All the Names
• 1999 - Conto da Ilha Desconhecida (O) ISBN 8571648492 The Tale of the Uknown Island, English: Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) ISBN 0151005958 (Hardcover) ISBN 0156013037 (Paperback)
• 2001 - Caverna (A) The Cave
• 2003 - Homem Duplicado (O) The Double
• 2004 - Ensaio sobre a Lucidez Lucidity
• 2005 - Don Giovanni ou o Dissoluto Absolvido