Left Councillors, highlights in its initiative, the social commitment of Nobel, the vast literary and example of honesty throughout his 87 years.
The mayors of IU + Greens in the city of Totana, Pedro Martínez and Juan José Cánovas, submitted to the plenary next Thursday, a motion that the Town Hall to pay tribute to the late, José Saramago, Nobel Prize for Literature in October 1998 with more than 40 works of poetry, novels, plays ...
In the text of the motion, highlight the social and political commitment of a writer, ahead of his time, he loved to Spain, despite having been born in Portugal, in a humble family,
Municipal argue that the institution representing the totaneros, render public homage to Saramago and nominate a Garden, Local or public space in its memory, realizing his family and the institutions that formed part.
"The last public appearance of the writer, who lives in Lanzarote, had the opportunity during his visit to the activist and fighter for the rights of the Saharawi people, Haidar, when he was on hunger strike, demanding the right to travel to the Sahara.
The disease did not prevent Saramago, being in the place where he has been all his life, asking the King's mediation with Haidar ... "tell the council in the text of his motion.
Source: IU+LV Totana