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- António Lobo Antunes was born on September 1, 1942 in Lisbon, Portugal. He was a writer, known for A Morte de Carlos Gardel (2011), Letters from War (2016) and Un livre un jour (1991). He was married to Cristina Ferreira de Almeida, Maria José Xavier da Fonseca e Costa and Maria João Bustorff. He died on March 5, 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- SpousesCristina Ferreira de Almeida(May 19, 2010 - March 4, 2026) (his death)Maria José Xavier da Fonseca e Costa(August 1970 - 1976) (divorced, 2 children)Maria João Bustorff (1 child)
- ChildrenMaria José Lobo AntunesMaria Isabel Bustorff Lobo AntunesJoana Lobo Antunes
- ParentsJoão Alfredo de Figueiredo Lobo AntunesMaria Margarida Machado de Almeida Lima
- RelativesManuel Lobo Antunes(Sibling)João Lobo Antunes(Sibling)Miguel Lobo Antunes(Sibling)Nuno Lobo Antunes(Sibling)Bernardo António Antunes, o Visconde de Nazaré(Great Grandparent)Maria Josefa Ferreira(Great Grandparent)’António Lobo Antunes(Grandparent)
- Brother of neurosurgeon João Lobo Antunes, jurist and cultural manager Miguel Lobo Antunes, Pedro Lobo Antunes (b. 1947, d. Lisbon, 21 December 2013), neuropediatrician doctor and writer Nuno Lobo Antunes (b. São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, 10 May 1954) and jurist and diplomat Manuel Lobo Antunes (b. Lisbon, 27 June 1958), Commander and Grand-Cross of the Order of Prince Henry and Commander of the Order of Merit, and uncle of writer José Maria Vieira Mendes Lobo Antunes (b. Lisbon, 8 April 1976) and João Maria Vieira Mendes Lobo Antunes (b. 19 January 1981) and actress Paula Lobo Antunes.
- He's a writer. He is considered a candidate to the Nobel Prize of Literature.
- He's graduated in medicine, specialized in psychiatry.
- António was sent to Angola for the Colonial Portugues War between 1970 and 1973.
- He won at least 10 awards for his books: Award for best foreigner book published in France, 1997 ("Manual dos Inquisidores"), Fernando Namora Award (2004), Latin Union Award (2003), European Literature Award from Austria (2000) and France-Portuguese Award, 1987 ("Os Cus de Judas").
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