1998 Nobel Prize in Literature
| 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
|---|---|
| José Saramago | |
"who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality." | |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| First award | 1901 |
| Website | Official website |
The 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Portuguese author José Saramago (1922–2010) "who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality." He is the only recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature from Portugal.