José Saramago was a Portuguese writer, novelist, and journalist born in Azinhaga, Portugal, on November 16, 1922. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1998 and the Camões Prize in 1995. He is known for his significant contributions to literature in the Portuguese language. Saramago's works often incorporate elements of magical realism and philosophical reflections, exploring complex themes and human conditions, which have garnered him international acclaim.
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Meaning of the name - Jose
God will increase, He will add
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José Saramago belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Azinhaga
Place of Death: Lanzarote
Cause of Death: leukemia
Occupation: diarist | essayist | novelist | literary critic | chronicler | revolutionary | translator | journalist | playwright | dramaturge | poet | writer | screenwriter
Spouses: Isabel da Nóbrega | Ilda Reis | Pilar del Río
Children: Violante Saramago Matos
Awards Received: honorary doctorate of the University of Granada | honorary doctorate of Seville University | honorary doctorate of the University of Coimbra | honorary doctor of the University of Manchester | honorary doctorate of the University of Castille-La Mancha | honorary doctor of the University of Santiago, Chile | honorary doctor of the University of Brasília | honorary doctor of the University of Turin | honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University | honorary doctorate of the Polytechnic University of Valencia | honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca | honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria | Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword | Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword | America Award in Literature | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Camões Prize | Nobel Prize in Literature
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on November 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for November 16, 2025 |
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| Sun | 23 Scorpio 34 | 24 Scorpio 35 | 8 Pisces 5 |
| Moon | 22 Libra 6 | 15 Libra 38 | 22 Cancer 12 |
| Mercury | 12 Scorpio 8 | 3 Sagittarius 0 | 11 Aquarius 48 |
| Venus | 6 Sagittarius 56 | 12 Scorpio 14 | 22 Capricorn 40 |
| Mars | 11 Aquarius 58 | 8 Sagittarius 47 | 26 Aries 56 |
| Jupiter | 4 Scorpio 18 | 25 Cancer 7 | 18 Scorpio 36 |
| Saturn | 16 Libra 19 | 25 Pisces 10 | 20 Libra 4 |
| Uranus | 9 Pisces 40 | 29 Taurus 39 | 13 Pisces 14 |
| Neptune | 18 Leo 10 | 29 Pisces 31 | 16 Leo 12 |
| Pluto | 10 Cancer 58 | 1 Aquarius 37 | 9 Cancer 11 |
| Rahu | 26 Virgo 44 | 14 Pisces 33 | 21 Virgo 17 |
| Ketu | 26 Pisces 44 | 14 Virgo 33 | 21 Pisces 17 |
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