AdvertisementJose Saramago, Nobel-Winning Novelist, Dies At 8703:57Download AudioResumeJune 18, 2010Lynn NearyfacebookEmailPortuguese author Jose Saramago did not start writing fiction until late in life, but he produced more than a dozen novels. On Friday, Saramago died at his home in the Canary Islands after a long illness. He is pictured above in 1997. (AP)