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José Saramago Literary Prize

literature award
Also known as: Prémio Literário José Saramago
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The José Saramago Literary Prize is an award established in 1999 to honor young Portuguese-language authors. It was created in recognition of the Nobel Prize-winning Portuguese novelist, José Saramago. The prize celebrates emerging talent in Portuguese literature, similar to how the Cervantes Prize recognizes established authors for their contributions to Spanish-language literature. Saramago, known for novels like Baltasar and Blimunda and Blindness, received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998, becoming the first Portuguese-language writer to do so.123

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