January 25, 2007. Madrid, Spain. The writer Jose Saramago during the presentation of his new book in spanish ‘Las pequenas memorias’ In the image, the wife and translator of Saramago, Pilar del Rio, holds the hand of the writer.

January 25, 2007. Madrid, Spain. The writer Jose Saramago during the presentation of his new book in spanish ‘Las pequenas memorias’ In the image, the wife and translator of Saramago, Pilar del Rio, holds the hand of the writer. (Photo by Quim Llenas/Cover/Getty Images)