José Saramago: Literary transformation for social justice (+seeding)

On June 18, 2010, José Saramago, a prominent Portuguese writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998, died.

Saramago was born on November 16, 1922 in the central district of Ribatejo in Portugal, the son of parents who were of a humble economic class, which is why he postponed his formal studies to support his family.

His love for culture made him resume his studies and in 1947 he published his first book, Time of Sin, and 20 years later he showed his second work: The Possible Poems.

His literature was linked to progressive ideas, and throughout his life he showed a revolutionary position in defense of his country and the world.

In 1969, he joined the Communist Party of Portugal, where he fully participated in the Carnation Revolution, which restored democracy to his country, overthrowing the Salazarchist dictatorship.

Upon receiving his Nobel Prize, he addressed those present in Stockholm with a keynote speech in favor of a new world order that would end the prevailing inequalities.

Other of his works include: The Gospel According to Jesus Christ, Manual of Painting and Calligraphy and Memorial of the Convent.

He died at the age of 87, at his residence in the town of Tías (Lanzarote, Las Palmas), due to chronic leukemia that resulted in multiple organ failure.

Mazo News Team