Saramago

American  

[sah-ruh-mah-goo] / ˌsɑ rəˈmɑ gʊ /

noun

1. José 1922–2010, Portuguese journalist, playwright, and novelist: Nobel Prize 1998.

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Saramago British  

/ ˌsaraˈmɑɡo /

noun

1. José. 1922–2010, Portuguese novelist and writer; his works include the novel O ano da morte de Ricardo Reis (1984): Nobel prize for literature 1998

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Example Sentences

It was previously given to writers such as Portugal's Jose Saramago and Mozambique's Paulina Chiziane.

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2023

Furthermore, Le Guin cites the blog of the Nobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago as inspiration for her own, and Saramago’s online musings were later collected as a book of small but high regard, titled “The Notebook.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2017

But over discussions of José Saramago, Haruki Murakami and Anthony Doerr, the 15 members of his group have formed a bond.

From New York Times • May 4, 2016

Another was “The Gospel According to Jesus Christ,” by José Saramago: “Saramago doesn’t reveal his own spiritual stance here but portrays a vivid and compelling version of the story we know so well.”

From The New Yorker • Jun. 9, 2015

In it, we see what Saramago called “the green that preceded the harvest” — the beginning of his brilliant, Nobel Prize-winning career.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2014