Lanzarote is a beautiful island off the coast of Spain. It is the easternmost of the Canary Islands located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is home to many natural wonders and parks including its origins from volcanic activity. This composes a significant amount of its geography and scenic aspects. In addition, the island has attracted many poets and artists to its seclusion and paradise atmosphere. The Canary Islands are attractive to tourists, and Lanzarote is no exception. Visitors to the island stay in one of the 5 star Lanzarote hotels by night and explore its various wonders during the day.
Jose de Sousa Saramago is a Nobel Prize winning writer who lives on the island. He is a renowned novelist, playwright and journalist. He was born in Portugal in 1922. His family was poor and landless, they were considered to be peasants in the small village of Ribatejo. His novel Baltasar and Blimunda brought him recognition when it won the Portuguese PEN Club Award. His international acclaim did not arrive until Saramago was in his mid-fifties. He is a somewhat controversial writer due to his membership in Portugal’s Communist Party and his atheist views. He is also vocal about expressing his opposition to Israel’s actions in Palestine , for which he has received great criticism.
Saramago often experiments with literary styles. He is prone to writing long sentences, sometimes a page or longer. In his 1995 book Blindness he completely quit the use of personal pronouns and instead referred to characters through some unique aspect. Much of his writing deals with isolation in contemporary urban life. He does this through placing his stories and characters in fantastic situations. In his book The Stone Raft, the Iberian Peninsula sails around the Atlantic Ocean after it breaks off from the rest of Europe. His works are often seen as allegories about the human condition and often present an alternative perspective on historic events.
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