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Nobel Prize winner in literature, Jose Saramago receiving the prize from king Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Nobel Prize ceremony in the concert hall in Stockholm Sweden Stock Photo -
![Portuguese Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 1998, Jose Saramago, poses for the picture during special interview for foreign correspondent journalists at the Saramago Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal on December 8, 2008. ( Portuguese Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 1998, Jose Saramago, poses for the picture during special interview for foreign correspondent journalists at the Saramago Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal on December 8, 2008. (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F120CR/portuguese-nobel-prize-winner-for-literature-in-1998-jose-saramago-poses-for-the-picture-during-special-interview-for-foreign-correspondent-journalists-at-the-saramago-foundation-in-lisbon-portugal-on-december-8-2008-paulo-amorimsipa-usa-2F120CR.jpg)