Biography
António Lobo Antunes (Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu ˈloβu ɐ̃ˈtunɨʃ]; born 1 September 1942) is a Portuguese novelist and retired medical doctor. He has been named as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He has been awarded the 2000 Austrian State Prize, the 2003 Ovid Prize, the 2005 Jerusalem Prize, the 2007 Camões Prize, and the 2008 Juan Rulfo Prize.
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1942-09-01 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceLisbon, Portugal
FatherJoão Alfredo Lobo Antunes
SiblingsNuno Lobo Antunes, Manuel Lobo Antunes, João Lobo Antunes
CitizenshipsPortugal
ResidencesLisbon, Portugal
AwardsGrand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Prémio Autores, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Grand Cross of the Order of Liberty, honorary doctor of Babeș-Bolyai University, Austrian State Prize for European Literature, Jerusalem Prize, honorary doctor of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Camões Prize, FIL Award 2023, International Nonino Prize, Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso
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