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Article: Jose Saramago: Art for Reason's Sake.
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- World Literature Today
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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In his diary for 14 October 1997
Jose Saramago records a telephone call from Dario Fo. Even while savoring the pleasures associated with winning the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1997, the Italian dramatist promptly called the Portuguese writer to say: "I am a thief: I stole the prize from you. One day, though, it will be your turn."1 And, in fact, twelve months later the two exchanged greetings once again on the occasion of the Nobel awards, this time to celebrate Saramago's victory of 8 October 1998. Obviously the two calls indicate a genuine camaraderie between the two Nobel laureates, who have shared similar political views and exchanged war stories over the ...