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Born April 15, 1919 • Portugal
Died January 31, 1989 (aged 69) • Lisbon • Portugal
Notable Works “Mountain Doctor”
Movement / Style Neorealism
Jose Saramago, wearing glasses and a dark suit, sits with his hands clasped and smiles at an event in Madrid.
José Saramago
Portuguese author
Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida, visconde (viscount) de Almeida Garrett
João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, viscount de Almeida Garrett
Portuguese writer
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Francisco Rodrigues Lobo
Portuguese poet
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José Régio
Portuguese author and critic
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Manuel Ferreira
Portuguese author
Dinis, detail of a watercolour by Alfredo Roque Gameiro, 19th century
Júlio Dinis
Portuguese author
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Miguel Torga
Portuguese poet and diarist
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Mário de Sá-Carneiro
Portuguese author
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Manuel da Fonseca
Portuguese author
Alice Walker smiling and wearing glasses, a beaded necklace, and a burgundy velvet top at the opening of The Color Purple in New York City.
Alice Walker
American writer
Margaret Atwood smiling at the camera, wearing a red scarf with butterfly patterns and a black top, in front of an orange background with inspirational words.
Margaret Atwood
Canadian author
Graham Greene, 1982
Graham Greene
British author
Colm Toibin stands in a narrow cobblestone alleyway in Mantova, Italy, wearing a gray jacket and black shirt with his hands in his pockets.
Colm Tóibín
Irish author
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
American painter and writer
Sherman Alexie, 2007
Sherman Alexie
American author
Colette
Colette
French writer
N. Scott Momaday
N. Scott Momaday
American author
Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje
Canadian writer
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Leslie Marmon Silko
American author
Alain Mabanckou
Alain Mabanckou
Congolese author

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