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Major Works By Jose Saramago

A list of major works by Portuguese author Jose Saramago, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for literature.

Novels:

Ensaio sobre a Cegueira (Essay on Blindness), 1995.

O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo (The Gospel According to Jesus Christ), 1991.

Historia do Cerco de Lisboa (The History of the Siege of Lisbon), 1989.

O Jangada de Pedra (The Stone Raft), 1986.

O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis (The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis), 1984.

Memorial do Convento (published in English in 1988 as `Baltasar and Blimunda') 1982.

Levantado do Chao (Raised From the Floor), 1980.

Manual de Pintura e Caligrafia (Manual of Painting and Caligraphy), 1977.

Poetry:

O Ano de 1993 (The Year 1993), 1975.

Provavelment Alegria (Probably Happiness), 1970.

Os Poemas Possiveis (The Possible Poems), 1966.

Plays:

A Segunda Vida de Francsco de Assis (The Second Life of Francis of Asissi), 1987.

Que Farei com Este Livro? (What Will I Do With This Book?), 1980.

A Noite (The Night), 1979.

Awards:

Portuguese Writer of the Year, 1992.

Portuguese PEN Club Award, 1982, 1991.

Independent Foreign Fiction Award, for O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis (The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis), 1984.

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