How Characters Became The Masters And The Author Their Apprentice In appreciation of José Saramago (16 November 1922 - 18 June 2010), the Portuguese writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998, we reproduce his Lecture on receiving the award BY José Saramago 17 June 2010
In His Own Words This autobiographical note was written at the time of the Nobel award in 1998 and later published in the book series Les Prix Nobel/Nobel Lectures BY José Saramago 17 June 2010