Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (2000) Winner
António Lobo Antunes
アントニオ・ロボ・アントゥネス
António Lobo Antunes
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942-09-01 （Lisbon, Portugal）
- Nationality
- Portuguese
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Residence History
- Lisbon, Portugal → Angola (military service / residence) → Germany (work) → Belgium (work)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short-story writer, psychiatrist
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Influenced By
- William Faulkner, Louis-Ferdinand Céline
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lisbon | Faculty of Medicine | Medical School / Department of Medicine | Medical Doctor | — | Portugal |
University of Lisbon
Faculty of Medicine
/ Medical School / Department of Medicine
Degree:
Medical Doctor
Country:
Portugal
Specialised in psychiatry; practiced as a medical doctor
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Prize of Portuguese Writers' Association | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Prize of Portuguese Writers' Association | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | France Culture Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | France Culture Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Rosalía de Castro Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Ovid Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Latin Union International Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Jerusalem Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Camões Prize | for lifetime achievement / body of work | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Juan Rulfo Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commandeur) | — | — | French government | 授与 |
| 2014 | International Nonino Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Prize of Portuguese Writers' Association
1985
Result:
受賞
Prize of Portuguese Writers' Association
1999
Result:
受賞
France Culture Prize
1996
Result:
受賞
France Culture Prize
1997
Result:
受賞
Rosalía de Castro Prize
1999
Result:
受賞
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
2000
Result:
受賞
Ovid Prize
2003
Result:
受賞
Latin Union International Prize
2003
Result:
受賞
Jerusalem Prize
2005
Result:
受賞
Camões Prize
2007
Work:
for lifetime achievement / body of work
Result:
受賞
Juan Rulfo Prize
2008
Result:
受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Commandeur)
2008
Organization:
French government
Result:
授与
International Nonino Prize
2014
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Ovid Prize (Ovidius Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2003) Winner
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Edition 22 (2005) Winner
Camões Prize (Prémio Camões)
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2007) Winner
Oceanos - Portuguese Language Literature Prize (formerly Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature)
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2008) Runner-up
FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Fado Alexandrino
1983 novelA major novel that interweaves Portugal's history with personal memories, using multiple perspectives and interior monologue.
memoryhistoryeffects of war
Translations
- Fado Alexandrino (English translation)
As Naus / The Return of the Caravels
1988 novelA long novel linking personal and national memory, narrated through streams of consciousness bridging past and present.
nostalgiahistorical consciousnessfamily
Translations
- Available in English (The Return of the Caravels)
O Manual dos Inquisidores (The Inquisitors' Manual)
1996 novelA work that questions power, memory and personal responsibility, written in the author's dense stylistic mode.
powermemoryconscience
Translations
- Translated into English (The Inquisitors' Manual)
Até Que as Pedras Se Tornem Mais Leves Que a Água (Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water)
2016 novelA recent significant work dealing with memory, aging and reflections on death; themes prominent in the author's later period.
agingmemorydeath
Translations
- Translated into English (Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water)
D'este viver aqui neste papel descripto (Letters from War)
2005 letters / non-fictionA compiled collection of letters written during military service in Angola, revealing the author's wartime experience.
warpersonal experiencememory
Adaptations
- [film] Letters from War / Ivo M. Ferreira (2016)
Translations
- Portions translated; film adaptation titled 'Letters from War'
Bibliography
- Memória de Elefante (1979) — Elephant's Memory
- Os Cus de Judas (1979) — The Land at the End of the World / South of Nowhere
- Conhecimento do Inferno (1980) — Knowledge of Hell
- Fado Alexandrino (1983)
- As Naus (1988) — The Return of the Caravels
- O Manual dos Inquisidores (1996) — The Inquisitors' Manual
- Até Que as Pedras Se Tornem Mais Leves Que a Água (2016) — Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water
Adaptations
- Film 'Letters from War' (dir. Ivo M. Ferreira, 2016) — based on the author's collection of wartime letters
Translations of Works
- Os Cus de Judas — translated into English as South of Nowhere / The Land at the End of the World
- Fado Alexandrino — translated into English
- As Naus — translated into English as The Return of the Caravels
- Até Que as Pedras Se Tornem Mais Leves Que a Água — translated into English as Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- long, layered prosestream-of-consciousness-like narrationmetaphorical and fragmentary chains of memory
- Recurring Motifs
- memorydeathwarPortuguese history
Health
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dementia (progressive)2024–Reportedly forced to give up long-standing smoking habit and to stop writing.
Legacy
One of the leading figures of contemporary Portuguese literature. Internationally acclaimed for his dense prose and recurring themes of war and memory, recipient of numerous major literary awards.
In Popular Culture
- Film 'Letters from War' (2016) based on his collection of wartime letters
Quotes
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(Exact quotations from primary sources omitted here)
Source: Major works and interviews (see sources)
Trivia
- Trained and practiced as a medical doctor (psychiatrist); served as a military doctor in Angola.
- Won the Camões Prize in 2007.
- Works reported to have been translated into over 30 languages.