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eTWINNING PROJECT: NOBEL PRIZE eTWINNING PROJECT: NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS OF LITERATUREWINNERS OF LITERATURE
José saramago – 1998 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERJosé saramago – 1998 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER
CLASS: 10º A2
TEACHER: Ana Cristina Matias
SCHOOL YEAR: 2007/2008
1. The 1. The ManMan
José José SaramagoSaramago
1.1 José Saramago1.1 José Saramago
• Son and grandson of uneducated peasants.Son and grandson of uneducated peasants.
• His grandfather, Jerónimo Meirinho, was a shepherd His grandfather, Jerónimo Meirinho, was a shepherd
and a story teller, even though he was illiterate.and a story teller, even though he was illiterate.
• His grandmother, Josefa Caixinha, had an unusual His grandmother, Josefa Caixinha, had an unusual
beauty.beauty.
• His father’s grandparents, João and Carolina, are those His father’s grandparents, João and Carolina, are those
who he “never learned to love”.who he “never learned to love”.
José SaramagoJosé Saramago
• His mother’s name was Maria da Piedade.His mother’s name was Maria da Piedade.
• His father, José de Sousa, was a soldier in the First His father, José de Sousa, was a soldier in the First
World War, in France, and then became a farmer. World War, in France, and then became a farmer.
• Later, he went to Lisbon, and became a police Later, he went to Lisbon, and became a police
officer.officer.
José SaramagoJosé Saramago
• NAME: José de Sousa Saramago NAME: José de Sousa Saramago
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Village of Azinhaga, council of PLACE OF BIRTH: Village of Azinhaga, council of
Golegã,Golegã,
Ribatejo, PortugalRibatejo, Portugal
• BIRTH: November 16BIRTH: November 16thth, 1922., 1922.
Sílvia Fernandes and Marina Amorim, 10º A2
1.2 José Saramago: district place of birth
RIBATEJO
José Saramago: district place of birth
• Region in the centre of Portugal which includes the lands of the banks of the river Tagus, and so it has excellent agricultural resources.
• The River Tagus runs through this area from NE to SW.
• Ribatejo is famous for its wines, good country fields for bulls and horses, typical prairie workmen (campinos) and Portuguese bull fights.
RIBATEJO
José Saramago: district place of birthSantarém, Ribatejo’s main Santarém, Ribatejo’s main citycity
José Saramago: council place of birth
GOLEGÃOne of Ribatejo’s councils, divided into two parish councils:
AZINHAGA, birth place of José Saramago;
GOLEGÃ, known for its traditional horse fair.
AZINHAGA• Parish Council of Golegã’s municipality, very
traditional and charming.
• José Saramago misses his homeland but remembers it
with joy. In one of his books, he says so and adds that
he remembers his family members and friends who
remain there.
José Saramago: homeland
A. Rita Ribeiro and Joana Pereira, 10º A2
1.3 From childhood to adulthood
Portuguese writer winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
When he was 3,6 and 10 years old
When José Saramago’s father, José da Silva, went to
enrol
his son at school, his enrolment was rejected because
his son
didn’t have the same name as his father. Saramago’s
father
had to change his name from José da Silva to José
Saramago,
a family nickname.
• At the age of two, he went to live with his parents in
Lisbon.
• Only at the age of eleven did he receive his first book
(O Mistério do Moinho).
• At the age of twelve, because of economic problems,
he had to change to a Technical School.
• But when he was eighteen, he already attended the
Library of Palácio das Galveias and in that library he
tried to read everything he could.
JOSÉ SARAMAGO:
• In 1944, he married a painter, Ilda Reis, from whom he divorced in In 1944, he married a painter, Ilda Reis, from whom he divorced in
1970.1970.
• In 1947, his only daughter, Violante, was born and he published In 1947, his only daughter, Violante, was born and he published
his first novel “his first novel “Terra do PecadoTerra do Pecado” (” (The Land of SinThe Land of Sin, not translated , not translated
yet).yet).
• He worked as a mechanic, a technical designer, an administrative He worked as a mechanic, a technical designer, an administrative
civil servant in the Health and Welfare Departments, a production civil servant in the Health and Welfare Departments, a production
manager and a translator.manager and a translator.
• In 1949, he wrote “In 1949, he wrote “ClarabóiaClarabóia” (Skylight), which was refused by the ” (Skylight), which was refused by the
publisher.publisher.
JOSÉ SARAMAGO:
•
JOSÉ SARAMAGO:
Diogo Carmo and Helena Martins, 10ºA2
In 1966, he published his first poetry book “Os Poemas
Possíveis” ( Possible Poems).
In 1970, he published a new book of poetry, named
“Provavelmente Alegria” (Probably Joy).
From 1968, he was a columnist and wrote regular
newspaper articles, joining them subsequently in the book
“Deste Mundo e do Outro” (From this World and the
Other,1971) and “A bagagem do Viagante” (The
Traveller’s Baggage, 1973).
1.4 JOSE SARAMAGO’S LIFE AFTER THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION1.4 JOSE SARAMAGO’S LIFE AFTER THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION
On April 25th, 1974, Portugal became a democratic country
and Saramago was called to work in the Ministry of Social
Communication.
1975 – Saramago was appointed deputy director of a
national newspaper, Diário de Notícias, but he was fired on
November 25th.
Saramago dedicated himself totally to writing and
translations, and since 1976 he has made his living
exclusively from his literary work.
Many were the books he wrote and prizes he won, such as:
• 1980- What will I do with this book? (a play) and Risen
from the floor (a novel). He was awarded the
«Prémio Cidade de Lisboa» and «Prémio Internacional
Ennio Flaiano, Italy».
• 1982- He received two awards «PEN Clube Português» and
the «Prémio Literário do Município
de Lisboa», for his new success,
Baltasar and Blimunda.
• 1985 – He was awarded the prize
«Comendador da Ordem Militar de
Santiago de Espada».
Milton Brito and António Kamota, 10ºA2
1.5 José Saramago & Pilar del Río
María del Pilar del Río Sánchez had
never heard of José Saramago until
the day she read the novel Baltasar
and Blimunda (1982).
After each page she read, she began
thinking that Saramago was a man
that had an absolutely modern and
contemporaneous view of the world.
Their first meeting was in
Lisbon, and they found out
they were both great admires
of the twentieth century
Portuguese poet, Fernando
Pessoa.
After six months, they met
once again in Seville (Spain)
and then became closer and
closer.
Saramago’s relationship with
Pilar del Río began in 1986.
After two years they got
married.
They married on the 16th July
1988, in Castril, Spain.
In 1992, he went to live to
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
(Spain), because by then José
Saramago was very dissapointed
with the unfair criticism of some
Portuguese politicians regarding
his novels, namely, The Gospel
According to Jesus Christ.
As his wife had a house in
Lanzarote, they moved to this
island where he could write in
peace. Andreia Domingos and Andreia Sousa, 10º A2
9th of October 19981998
1.6 1.6 José Saramago’ s Nobel Prize Award
In 1998, The Nobel Prize for
Literature was awarded to José
Saramago for the collection of
his works, which had gained
great popularity after the
novels Baltasar and Blimunda
and Blindness, among others.
In his speech, Saramago talked
about his mother’s parents
and thanked them.
One of the Writer’s reactions
José Saramago: «I’m Portuguese, I don’t want and I
can’t be anything else, but by varied circumstances
my country grew, which is the best thing we can
wish ... I wasn’t born for this ... The fact of being a
Nobel prize winner doesn’t mean that I’m the only
one that deserved it in Portugal. Fernando Pessoa
deserved a thousand Nobel Prizes.»
Hélio Queimado and Tatiana Nascimento, 10ºA2
2. Saramgo’s literary work
• Almost Object (1978)
• Hearing (1979)
• The Tale of the Unknown Island (1997)
• The Biggest Flower of the World (2001)
Saramago has a vast literary work. He has already
published short stories, novels, poetry, diaries and
drama plays, among others.
.. 2.1 Short stories
Almost Object
Compilation of six short stories:
• - Chair;
• - Embargo
• - Reflow
• - Things
• - Centaur
• - Revenge
The Tale of the Unknown Island
• In the short story “The Tale of the
Unknown Island”, a servant goes to
the petitions door of the palace and
asks the king for a boat to go in
search of an unknown island, but
the king denied the existence of an
unknown island. After having
insisted and with good arguments,
he obtains the boat. He then sets
out in search of his island, followed
by the cleaning lady.
João dos Santos and Hélio Valente, 10ºA2
2.2 NOVELS
Since he is a writer, Saramago has already published 14 novels:Since he is a writer, Saramago has already published 14 novels:
Levantado do Chão, 1980 (Risen from the , 1980 (Risen from the ground)ground)
The year of the death The year of the death
of Ricardo Reis,1984of Ricardo Reis,1984
Terra do Pecado, 1947 ( ( The Land of Sin)The Land of Sin)
Manual de Pintura e Caligrafia, 1977 (Manual of painting and hand-writing)(Manual of painting and hand-writing)
The Stone Raft, 1986The Stone Raft, 1986
The History of the siege of Lisbon The History of the siege of Lisbon , ,
19891989
Baltasar and Blimunda , Baltasar and Blimunda , 1991 1991
Blindness Blindness , 1995 , 1995
All The NamesAll The Names, 1997, 1997
The CaveThe Cave, 2000, 2000
The Double, 2002The Double, 2002
Seeing Seeing , 2004 , 2004
Death at intervals, 2005Death at intervals, 2005
Baltasar and Blimunda
The novel’s action takes place in the kingdom of D. João V
(18th century) then it focuses on the building of the Mafra
Convent, the first air navigation experience by the priest
Bartolomeu Lourenço and two fictional characters, Baltasar
and Blimunda.
The year of the death of Ricardo Reis
Ricardo Reis, a fictitious name and character of the famous
poet Fernando Pessoa, arrived in Lisbon, coming from
Brasil, because he missed his friends. But, his creator,
Fernando Pessoa, had already died and he would only have
some more months of life to enjoy the Portuguese capital,
Lisbon.
Ângelo Leal and Tiago Avô, 10 A2
In these diaries, José Saramago portrays events of
the years in which these were written.
2.3 Diaries
The first of these was the Diary from Lanzarote, I-
1994 and the last one the Diary from Lanzarote, V.
Diaries
• Diary from Lanzarote I, 1994• Diary from Lanzarote II, 1995 • Diary from Lanzarote III, 1996 • Diary from Lanzarote IV, 1997 • Diary from Lanzarote V, 1998
Poetry books
1966 - Os Poemas Possíveis (The Possible Poems)
1970 - Provavelmente Alegria (Probably Joy)
1975 - O Ano de 1993 ( The year of 1993)
2.4 poetry
This was José
Saramago’s first work in
poetry (1996).
These poems demand
liberty, fraternity and the
fight for good values. A
disguised fight, because
the repression in the
sixties was very severe. It
was a time when Salazar,
a dictator, ruled Portugal.
Poems of shadow and
light, of darkness and
sea, of typical
Portuguese bitterness
and sadness, but also
of love.
(THE POSSIBLE POEMS) (PROBABLY JOY)
Tânia do Carmo and Verónica Rodrigues, 10º A2
Rhyme less poems
which talk about the
future of Saramago’s
writing.
Poems of despair
but also of hope.
( The year of 1993 )
2.5
José Saramago has already written several plays:
• The night (1979)
• What will I do with this book? (1980)
• The second life of Francis of Assisi’ (1987)
• In Nomine Dei (1993)
• Don Giovanni (2005)
The Plays...
• It is set in a newspaper editor office, in Lisbon, on
the night that became famous in Portuguese
History: April 24th to the 25th, 1974
• The irony of this play is also set on this night in
which the editors and journalists entered in
conflict.
The Night
• The question is asked by the great Portuguese poet
of the 16th century, Camões, near the end of the
play, and the book to which he refers is of course Os
Lusíadas.
• The play is set between Camões’ arrival to Lisbon
(from India and Mozambique), and the troubles he
had to publish “Os Lusíadas”. An epic poem that
praises the Portuguese people.
What Will I Do With This Book?
• In this play there is a fight
between reason and strength.
• We’re in 1986, computores
already exist, and a lot has
changed.
“Things aren’t what they were”, is
said by one of the characters.
“There have been many changes
and not all can be seen”.
The Second Life of Francis of Assisi
In Nomine DeiA quotation of the play:
«Between man, with his reason, and
the animals with their instinct, who
would be better suited to govern over
life? If dogs had created a god they
would fight over a name to give him.»
Kush Lescrooge, 10º A2
José Saramago’s books have already been
translated into 42 other languages and some have
been adapted to opera and to cinema.
José Saramago’s books have already been
translated into 42 other languages and some have
been adapted to opera and to cinema.