Nobel-Winning Portuguese Author Saramago Dies at 87

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Nobel-Winning Portuguese Author Saramago Dies at 87

Literanista June 18, 2010

MADRID (Reuters) – Portuguese Nobel-prize winning author Jose Saramago has died at his home on the Spanish island of Lanzarote, aged 87, his Spanish editor Alfaguara said on Friday.

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