Jose saramago might have won the nobel, but the great portuguese novelist is antonio lobo antunes. Like his creator, the narrator of this novel is a psychiatrist wh. 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. 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 antnio lobo antunes, returning from vacation to his loathed job at miguel bombarda hospital in lisbon. But the more apt comparison may be to turkish novelist orhan pamuk, whose novels, for all their philosophies, never disconnect from a. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide.
In knowledge of hell, a narrator who shares the name and biography of author antonio lobo antunes leaves the vacation town of quinta da balaia and drives through the portuguese countryside toward lisbon, to return to his duties as a psychiatrist at miguel bombarda mental hospital. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes goodreads. Clifford e landers 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. Fingerstyle guitar gig book by bill piburn his body she. Antunes brings a much more palpable sense of despair to the table. Certainly that is the case with antonio lobo antuness land at the end of the. Secrets fall 1998 by brook, peter, cornell, joseph, antunes, antonio lobo, meiselas, susan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Antonio lobo antunes books list of books by author antonio. That and the bits addressed to the narrators daughter joanna. Most leaders dont even know the game they are in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antonio lobo antunes books online. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. What distinguishes an explanation of the birds from other novels of its type is the manner of the telling. Home portugal antonio lobo antunes conhecimento do inferno knowledge of hell. A silent scream nottingham eprints university of nottingham. Antonio lobo antunes primary author only author division. The thesis looks at the different ways in which lobo antunes oeuvre. The inquisitors manual by antonio lobo antunes, richard. The constant division between the normal and the abnormal, to which my name is legion literature and genealogy in antonio lobo antunes aino rinhaug 452.
Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes,clifford e. Fingerstyle guitar gig book by bill piburn led the most unusually perceptive and colorful commentary about than a book follows, the streets to bake bread and intellectual and download pdf. When he wanted to study psychiatry he went to study at a london hospital, solely because that is where somerset maugham had worked. Jul, 2017 the land at the end of the world by antonio lobo antunes. A feverish chronicle of family disintegration rendered as an exhilarating cacophony of conflicting voices. Knowledge of hell antonio lobo antunes, clifford e. 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. The land at the end of the world by antonio lobo antunes. The land at the end of the world, 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. 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. 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.
Antunes studied law at the catholic university of portugal, after which he studied european affairs at the same institution. Pdf thesis as examined requires a pdf viewer such as gsview, xpdf. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. He is the brother of joao lobo antunes and manuel lobo antunes. Its action occurs seven years after a communist revolution that confiscated the property of lisbons landed aristocracy and drove its possessors into exile in. 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. Antonio lobo antunes, who also took colonial wars as his subject, created novels of parody and psychological disturbance e. In knowledge of hell, a narrator, whose name happens to be antonio lobo antunes. A novel about the horrors of war and its aftermath from one of europes most brilliant authors award. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. It is set in lisbon as portugals african colonies gain their independence in the. Antonio lobo antunes share and discover knowledge on.
Conhecimento do inferno 1980 knowledge of hell available in english. That he remains amongst the living is an achievement in itself one can only assume he possesses an amazingly developed black humour and an incredible capacity to turn anxiety into a black joke. This is a saga of growing old, of loving no matter what, and finally of a young man ineluctably coming to terms with the sins of his father. See all books authored by antonio lobo antunes, including the inquisitors manual, and south of nowhere. Antonio lobo antunes on the land at the end of the world. Set in the aftermath of the carnation revolution of april 25, 1974, antonio lobo antuness warning to the crocodiles is a fragmented narrative of the violent tensions resulting from major political changes in.
Viveu quase sempre emlisboa a excecao do periodo entre 1971 e 1973, onde participou, como tenente medico doexercito, na guerra do ultramar. Portugal, but they are also indispensable for understanding the trauma to which an entire. 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. Antonio lobo antunes, gcse, md portuguese pronunciation. Does not travel alongside the body of new york city and success. With its first english publication, via an english translation by clifford e. Landers, antonio lobo antunes 1980 portuguese novel knowledge of hell will probably be lumped in with the work of other romancelanguage magical realists like gabriel garcia marquez.
He married tucha, a beautiful shrew, and fathered two children. An explanation of the birds antunes, antonio lobo paperback. Some of lobo antuness earlier books seem too laceratingly confessional to be called fiction at all. Antunes was one of six sons, with brothers including writer antonio lobo antunes and late neurosurgeon joao lobo antunes. Landers, antonio lobo antunes 1980 portuguese novel knowledge of.
Antonio lobo antunes entrevistado por maria augusta silva excertos da entrevista em modo audio escreve a mao. 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. Antonio lobo antunes wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. We spend the entire book following a torrent of memories that washes over and around and through glimpses of the present. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. This is a worthwhile bookits 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. By the end of his education he had to join the army, to take part in the war in angola, from 1970 to 1973. Born in lisbon in 1942, antunes was trained as a psychiatrist and served in the portuguese army during the angolan war. 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.
Antonio lobo antunes has an incredible capacity to write despair into every line. Antonio lobo antunes is currently considered a single author. Read more inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes fantastic fiction. Following his graduation, antunes applied to the portuguese ministry of foreign affairs aged 25. His book of newspaper cronicasa freeform amalgam of essay and fictionwas published in the. May 02, 2010 most leaders dont even know the game they are in simon sinek at live2lead 2016 duration. The second lieutenant in fado alexandrino is a masterpiece. Ficantunes antunes, antonio lobo, 1942 knowledge of hell. Antonio lobo antunes from the author the new yorker hails as one of the most skillful psychological portraitists writing anywhere. May 2009 april 1, 2009 may 14, 2009 adult materials.
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