He is the brother of joao lobo antunes and manuel lobo antunes. Trained as a physician, he was a field hospital doctor in angola in the 1960s and later worked in a childrens cancer hospital. Jul, 2017 the portuguese novelist antonio lobo antunes is the most important living writer youve probably never heard of. Antunes, antonio lobo article about antunes, antonio lobo. At the age of seven, antonio lobo antunes decided to be a writer but when he was 16, his father sent him to medical school he is a psychiatrist. Clifford e landers the narrator of this stark and elegantly translated novel is a psychiatrist named antnio lobo antunes, returning from vacation to his loathed job at miguel bombarda hospital in lisbon. Antonio lobo antunes books list of books by author antonio. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes book cover, description, publication. Mar 03, 20 the latest addition to my website is antonio lobo antuness conhecimento do inferno knowledge of hell, an earlier novel by antunes but still very much in the style of his later novels. Antonio lobo antunes, born in 1942 in lisbon, decided to be a writer at age. September 2012 christopher merkel unamerican knowledge of hell. By the end of his education he had to join the army, to take part in the war in angola, from 1970 to 1973. Along the way, the author strives to peel away the facade of. May 15, 2020 my attempt at throwing open my window, standing on my balcony and reading the works of writers who have navigated moments of crisis with their words, who have used words as the light to guide them.
Landers, antonio lobo antunes 1980 portuguese novel knowledge of. After completing his studies, antunes was sent to angola with the portuguese army. Antonio lobo antunes primary author only author division. The land at the end of the world by antonio lobo antunes. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, 9781564784360, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sep 08, 2014 in knowledge of hell, a narrator who shares the name and biography of author antonio lobo antunes leaves the vacation town of quinta da balaia and drives through the portuguese countryside toward lisbon, to return to his duties as a psychiatrist at miguel bombarda mental hospital. The narrator of this stark and elegantly translated novel is a psychiatrist named antonio lobo antunes, returning from vacation to his loathed. In knowledge of hell, a narrator who shares the name and biography of author antonio lobo antunes leaves the vacation town of quinta da balaia and drives through the portuguese countryside toward lisbon, to return to his duties as a psychiatrist at miguel bombarda mental hospital.
When he wanted to study psychiatry he went to study at a london hospital, solely because that is where somerset maugham had worked. He was a practicing psychiatrist until the late 1980s. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes winstonsdads blog. A household name in portugal, a celebrity across the latin world and an icon in. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Antonio lobo antuness novels examine portugals glorious but often brutal.
Like his creator, the narrator of this novel is a psychiatrist wh. The razorthin line between reality and madness is fully transgressed in lobo antuness first novel to appear in english in five years. This book is third in a trio of books he wrote on the angolan war and its. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes goodreads. Antonio lobo antunes was born on september 1, 1942 in lisbon, portugal. He has been named as a contender for the nobel prize in literature life and career. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes,clifford e. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes portuguese fiction. Antonio lobo antunes, who has been in residence at lisbons hospital miguel bombarda since the 1970s, is no mere dilettante. Jul 21, 2011 t he land at the end of the world is poor little portugal, backed on to a thin slice of the iberian peninsula by boisterous spain. Antonio lobo antunes is currently considered a single author. The narrator of this stark and elegantly translated novel is a psychiatrist named antonio lobo antunes, returning from vacation to his. But the more apt comparison may be to turkish novelist orhan pamuk, whose novels, for all their philosophies, never disconnect from a.
The author of 23 novels, and still, at the age of 69, turning them out with unerring industriousness, lobo antunes is quite a big deal in portuguese, spanish and frenchspeaking countries. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Some of lobo antuness earlier books seem too laceratingly confessional to be called fiction at all. Until 1998, when jose saramago collected what will probably be portugals only nobel prize in literature for a generation, mr. The son of a physician, he too became a doctor and then spent four years in the portuguese army during the angolan war.
Like his creator, the narrator of this novel is a psychiatrist who loathes psychiatry, a veteran of the despised 1970s colonial war waged by portugal against angola, a survivor of a failed marriage, and a man seeking meaning in an uncaring. With its first english publication, via an english translation by clifford e. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes fantastic fiction. It is the story of a psychiatrist called antonio lobo antunes who is travelling from the algarve to lisbon by car and is recounting what he sees but, more. T he land at the end of the world is poor little portugal, backed on to a thin slice of the iberian peninsula by boisterous spain. In this very funny late novel, published after his death, ecas satire is turned on the emptiness of city life and of modernity itself, and the bucolic second half, which bubbles with joiedevivre, reflects ecas own recently discovered joy.
The narrator of this stark and elegantly translated novel is a psychiatrist named antnio lobo antunes, returning from vacation to his loathed job at miguel bombarda hospital in lisbon. Antonio lobo antunes was born in lisbon, portugal in 1942. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, paperback. Secrets fall 1998 by brook, peter, cornell, joseph, antunes, antonio lobo, meiselas, susan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He began writing as a child, but at his fathers wishes, went to medical school instead of pursuing a career in writing. His work has been translated into more than 20 languages.
As he was recommended to me, antonio lobo antunes was an author that i really needed to read. May 04, 2012 considered by many to be portugals greatest living writer, antonio lobo antunes relative obscurity in the englishspeaking world is something of an enigma. Conhecimento do inferno knowledge of hell if you have read any of antunes later works, you will not be surprised with this book, a uniformly bleak view of the world and of portugal in particular. Antonio lobo antuness books contain many of the things that are fantastic about contemporary literature. The narrator is a psychiatrist who loathes psychiatry, a veteran of the despised 1970s colonial war waged by portugal against angola, a survivor of a failed marriage and a man seeking meaning in an uncaring and. In knowledge of hell, a narrator, whose name happens to be antonio lobo antunes. My attempt at throwing open my window, standing on my balcony and reading the works of writers who have navigated moments of crisis with their words, who have used words as the light to. He has been married to cristina ferreira almeida since may 19, 2010. Landers, antonio lobo antunes 1980 portuguese novel knowledge of hell will probably be lumped in with the work of other romancelanguage magical realists like gabriel garcia marquez. Mar 18, 2008 its safe to say that antonio lobo antuness novel knowledge of hell wont get him invited to deliver the keynote speech at any psychoanalytic conferences.
Knowledge of hell portuguese literature by antonio. Back in 1998, when jose saramago was awarded the nobel prize, there were a number of critics who felt that the wrong portuguese author was being honored, arguing that antonio lobo antunes was the best contemporary writer in portugal and far more deserving of the award. Like his creator, the narrator of this novel is a psychiatrist who loathes. Antonio lobo antunes antonio lobo antunes, who has been called one of portugals preeminent writers by the new york times, was born in lisbon in 1942, where he still resides. Its safe to say that antonio lobo antunes s novel knowledge of hell wont get him invited to deliver the keynote speech at any psychoanalytic conferences. Explicacao dos passaros 1981 an explanation of the. See all books authored by antonio lobo antunes, including the inquisitors manual, and south of nowhere. A novel about the horrors of war and its aftermath from one of europes most brilliant authors award. At the very beginning of antonio lobo antuness new novel, until stones become lighter than water, there is a rather unusual list. Antonio lobo antunes, gcse, md portuguese pronunciation. Jun 30, 2011 certainly that is the case with antonio lobo antuness land at the end of the world, set in angola in the early 1970s, as portugals ludicrous effort to preserve its african empire was. The heronarrator is called antonio lobo antunes and, like his creator, he is a professional psychiatrist who wants to be.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Antunes was widely considered a favorite for that prize. Antunes works, starting with the 1980 novel knowledge of hell. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes book 5 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in english and held by 272 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Due to the success of his first novel, lobo antunes decided to devote his evenings to writing. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antonio lobo antunes books online. Mar 01, 2008 in knowledge of hell, a narrator who shares the name and biography of author antonio lobo antunes leaves the vacation town of quinta da balaia and drives through the portuguese countryside toward lisbon, to return to his duties as a psychiatrist at miguel bombarda mental hospital. Like his creator, the narrator of this novel is a psychiatrist who.
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