Prémio José Saramago

The Prémio José Saramago is a major Portuguese literary prize that has been awarded every two years since 1999 . It is endowed with 25,000 euros. The name refers to the Nobel Prize winner José Saramago (1922-2010).

The award was set up by the foundation of the Portuguese book club " Círculo de Leitores ". With the support of the Portuguese Ministry of Culture, the prize is awarded every two years to a young author (up to 35 years of age).

Award winners

1999 - Paulo José Miranda for Natureza Morta
2001 - José Luís Peixoto for Nenhum Olhar
2003 - Adriana Lisboa for Sinfonia em Branco (German: The Summer of Butterflies , transl .: Enno Petermann. Structure 2013)
2005 - Gonçalo M. Tavares for Jerusalém (German: Die Versehrten , transl .: Marianne Gareis. DVA 2012)
2007 - Valter Hugo Mãe for O remorso de Baltasar Serapião
2009 - João Tordo for the novel As Três Vidas (Quid Novi Publishing)
2011 - Andréa del Fuego for Os Malaquias (German: Siblings of Water , transl .: Marianne Gareis. Hanser 2013)
2013 - Ondjaki for Os Transparentes (German: The transparent ones , transl .: Michael Kegler. The Wunderhorn 2015)
2015 - Bruno Vieira Amaral for As Primeiras Coisas
2017 - Julián Fuks for A Resistência
2019 - Afonso Reis Cabral for Pão de Açúcar

Individual evidence

[1] ttp://dir.blogflux.com/topic/pr%C3%A9mio+jos%C3%A9+saramago.html

[2] ttp://www.radiocable.com/saramago-penafiel234.html

[3] ttp://tfmonline.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/premio-jose-saramago-2011- geht-an-andrea-del-fuego /

[4] ttp://novacultura.de/wb/pages/topics/ondjaki-erhaelt-premio-jose-saramago.php

[5] Communication on the website of the José Saramago Foundation of October 20, 2015 , accessed on December 30, 2015