Using the poetic resources of language, and hinging his plot less on everyday logic. Jul 26, 2011 portuguese author antonio lobo antunes is the author of more than twenty books, including the novels the return of the caravels, knowledge of hell, the natural order of things, the inquisitors manual, and what can i do when everythings on fire. Knowledge of hell antonio lobo antunes, clifford e. Conhecimento do inferno 1980 knowledge of hell available in english. Dec 29, 2017 fr luke sidarous young man, i say to you, arise nov 3, 2019 duration. Antonio lobo antunes 1980 portuguese novel knowledge of hell. The portuguese writer was in new york for just a few days after a twenty year absence. He is the brother of joao lobo antunes and manuel lobo antunes. Like his creator, the narrator of this novel is a psychiatrist wh. Some of lobo antuness earlier books seem too laceratingly confessional to be called fiction at all. This is a worthwhile book its intense, its captivating, and very cinematicbut if youve never read antunes, id recommend starting with act of the damned and circling around to this later.
The splendor of portugal antonio lobo antunes antunes. The thesis looks at the different ways in which lobo antunes oeuvre. Antonio lobo antunes agreed to meet me in his hotel on park avenue south on a sunny afternoon. A novel about the horrors of war and its aftermath from one of europes most brilliant authors award. His book of newspaper cronicasa freeform amalgam of essay and fictionwas published in the. By the end of his education he had to join the army, to take part in the war in angola, from 1970 to 1973. Antonio lobo antunes was born on september 1, 1942 in lisbon, portugal. Some of lobo antunes s earlier books seem too laceratingly confessional to be called fiction at all. 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 land at the end of the world by antonio lobo antunes. Last june, brainiac alerted you to reading the world, an annual collaboration between booksellers and publishers interested in bringing the best new literature in translation to americas attention. The natural order of things by antunes, antonio lobo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Conocimiento del infierno knowledge of hell spanish edition. Antonio lobo antuness novels examine portugals glorious but often brutal. Antunes lives in lisbon, where he continues to write. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Jul, 2017 the land at the end of the world by antonio lobo antunes. The disturbingly besotted and predatory air of antunes s work is reminiscent of dark and frenetic passages from hunter s. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site.
He has been married to cristina ferreira almeida since may 19, 2010. Buy this book awarded the portuguese writers association grand prize for fiction. Is antonio lobo antunes europes greatest living writer. Antonio lobo antunes, gcse, md portuguese pronunciation. Act of the damned i read this novel easily which is not the case of all the books of this author i speak of technical facility and interested in not being lost. A novel by antonio lobo antunes 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 and venal society. 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. Act of the damned antonio lobo antunes, author, richard zenith. In knowledge of hell, a narrator, whose name happens to be antonio lobo antunes.
Antonio lobo antunes este natal dava um livro youtube. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, clifford e. Knowledge of hell antonio lobo antunes, author, clifford e. 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. But the more apt comparison may be to turkish novelist orhan pamuk, whose novels, for all their philosophies, never disconnect from a. The splendor of portugals four narrators are members of a once welltodo family whose plantation was lost in the angolan war of independence. For these reasons, i recommend it without hesitation to see how lobo antunes. Antonio lobo antunes, who also took colonial wars as his subject, created novels of parody and psychological disturbance e. Here, in the fat man and infinity, the heir to conrad and faulkner george steiner reflects on the fractured paradise of his childhoodthe world of prim, hypocritical, classriven lisbon in midcentury. Throughout the month of june, approximately 250 bookstores across the country are displaying rtw titles complete with posters and brochures featuring the artwork of czech. He has been called a novelist of the very first rank.
Antonio lobo antunes is currently considered a single author. Antonio lobo antunes, who has been called one of portugals preeminent. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes,clifford e. Antuness third published novel, conhecimento do inferno 1980. Antonio lobo antuness sole ambition from the age of seven was to be a writer. 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.
Jul 05, 2012 antonio lobo antunes nacio en lisboa en 1942. 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. 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. Of all the doctors i have known, psychoanalysts, a congregation of lay priests with bible, rites, and the faithful, constitute the most sinister, the most ridiculous, the most unwholesome of the species. Antonio lobo antunes novels 6 books download torrent tpb. Dear internet archive community, ill get right to it. The narrator is a psychiatrist who loathes psychiatry, a veteran of the despised 1970s colonial war waged by portugal against. Right now, we have a 2to1 matching gift campaign, so you can triple your impact, but time is running out.
Buy knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, clifford e. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, 9781564784360, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Antonio lobo antunes on the land at the end of the world. At the age of seven he decided to be a writer but when he was 16, his father sent him to. His proustlike memoirs, written over thirty years in. Before reading antonio lobo antuness stunning novel about portugals colonial. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes goodreads. Act of the damned by antonio lobo antunes librarything. Antonio lobo antunes primary author only author division. With its first english publication, via an english translation by clifford e. I was greeted by a youthful, balding, 66yearold, with slate blue eyes the color of his denim shirt. The disturbingly besotted and predatory air of antuness work is reminiscent of dark and frenetic passages from hunter s. 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.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Books by antonio lobo antunes all formats kindle edition paperback hardcover sort by. A feverish chronicle of family disintegration rendered as an exhilarating cacophony of conflicting voices. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, paperback. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Antunes works, starting with the 1980 novel knowledge of hell. The brutal and traumatic realities of war and postcolonial trauma are intertwined in the novels in the intricate and. Knowledge of hell portuguese literature by antonio. Jose saramago might have won the nobel, but the great portuguese novelist is antonio lobo antunes. Como nao tenho jardim facoo em casa, nos bancos da rua, nos parques, nos centros comerciais. The son of a physician, he too became a doctor and then spent four years in the portuguese army during the angolan war. 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. Su experiencia vital durante ese periodo marco su destino y su posterior carrera.
Conocimiento del infierno knowledge of hell spanish edition spanish paperback november 6, 2008 by antonio lobo antunes author. Its action occurs seven years after a communist revolution that confiscated the property of lisbons landed aristocracy and drove its possessors into exile in. 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. The natural order of things antonio lobo antunes, author, richard zenith. Lobo antunes also published five compilation books featuring texts previously. Antonio lobo antunes abebooks abebooks shop for books. It was in a military hospital in angola that antunes first became interested in many of the subjects of his novels. Portuguese author antonio lobo antunes is the author of more than twenty books, including the novels the return of the caravels, knowledge of hell, the natural order of things, the inquisitors manual, and what can i do when everythings on fire. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antonio lobo antunes books online. Home portugal antonio lobo antunes conhecimento do inferno knowledge of hell. Antonio lobo antunes ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. His style is dense and sometimes disorienting, with multiple narrative voices jostling for space on the page. 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.
The narrator of this stark and elegantly translated novel is a psychiatrist named antonio lobo antunes, returning from vacation to his loathed. 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. Mar 01, 2008 knowledge of hell antonio lobo antunes, clifford e. The land at the end of the world, by antonio lobo antunes, trans. 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. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
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