António Lobo Antunes
António Lobo Antunes | |
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António Lobo Antunes in March 2010 | |
| Born | 1 September 1942 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, short-story writer, psychiatrist |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | João Lobo Antunes (brother) Manuel Lobo Antunes (brother) |
| Awards | Camões Award (2007) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Portugal |
| Branch | Portuguese Army |
| Years of service | 1971-1973 |
| Rank | Lieutenant / Military doctor |
| Battles / wars | Portuguese Colonial War |
António Lobo Antunes GCSE (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.