1998

Biographical

I suppose I am not the first Nobelist who, on the occasion of receiving this Prize, wonders how on earth, by what strange alchemy of family background, teachers, friends, talents and especially accidents of history and of personal life he or she arrived at this point. I have browsed in previous volumes of “Les Prix…

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Nobel Prize lecture

José Saramago delivering his Nobel Lecture. © Nobel Media AB 1998 Photo: Hans Mehlin English How characters became the masters and the author their apprentice The wisest man I ever knew in my whole life could not read or write. At four o’clock in the morning, when the promise of a new day still lingered…

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Nobel Prize lecture

José Saramago håller sin Nobelföreläsning. © Nobel Media AB 1998 Photo: Hans Mehlin Swedish Om hur den diktade gestalten blev mästare och författaren hans lärling Den klokaste man jag någonsin har känt kunde varken läsa eller skriva. Klockan fyra på morgonen, när löftet om en ny dag fortfarande kom från Frankrike, steg han upp från…

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Nobel Prize lecture

José Saramago. © Nobel Media AB 1998 Photo: Hans Mehlin Portuguese De como a personagem foi mestre e o autor seu aprendiz O homem mais sábio que conheci em toda a minha vida não sabia ler nem escrever. Às quatro da madrugada, quando a promessa de um novo dia ainda vinha em terras de França,…

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