António Lobo Antunes
António Lobo Antunes | |
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António Lobo Antunes in March 2010 | |
| Born | 1 September 1942 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 5 March 2026 (aged 83) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Occupations | 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 |
| Service years | 1970–1973 |
| Rank | Lieutenant / Military doctor |
| Conflicts | Portuguese Colonial War |
António Lobo Antunes GCSE (European Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔni.u ˈloβu ɐ̃ˈtunɨʃ, ɐ̃ˈtɔnju -]; 1 September 1942 – 5 March 2026) was a Portuguese novelist and medical doctor. He was awarded the 2000 Austrian State Prize, the 2003 Ovid Prize, the 2005 Jerusalem Prize, the 2007 Camões Prize, and the 2008 Juan Rulfo Prize. Lobo Antunes was repeatedly nominated as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.