Portuguese writer José Saramago , winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize for Literature , died today at his home in Lanzarote at 87. Saramago was born in November 16, 1922 in the village of Azinhaga . He was a journalist, writer, designer, editor and translator. He published his first work, Terra do Pecado, in 1947. Some of his most important works are Blindness, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ and Baltasar and Blimunda . His body will be cremated on Sunday in Lisboa .
Portuguese writer , winner of the 1998 , died today at his home in at 87. Saramago was born in November 16, 1922 in the village of . He was a journalist, writer, designer, editor and translator. He published his first work, Terra do Pecado, in 1947. Some of his most important works are , and . His body will be cremated on Sunday in .
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