Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes goodreads. The disturbingly besotted and predatory air of antunes s work is reminiscent of dark and frenetic passages from hunter s. Jul 05, 2012 antonio lobo antunes nacio en lisboa en 1942. The narrator of this stark and elegantly translated novel is a psychiatrist named antonio lobo antunes, returning from vacation to his loathed. He has been married to cristina ferreira almeida since may 19, 2010. Antonio lobo antuness novels examine portugals glorious but often brutal. 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. A novel about the horrors of war and its aftermath from one of europes most brilliant authors award. With its first english publication, via an english translation by clifford e. 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. 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.
The natural order of things by antunes, antonio lobo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Antonio lobo antunes was born on september 1, 1942 in lisbon, portugal. Antonio lobo antunes is currently considered a single author. Before reading antonio lobo antuness stunning novel about portugals colonial. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Antonio lobo antunes agreed to meet me in his hotel on park avenue south on a sunny afternoon. Conocimiento del infierno knowledge of hell spanish edition. He is the brother of joao lobo antunes and manuel lobo antunes. His proustlike memoirs, written over thirty years in. Like his creator, the narrator of this novel is a psychiatrist wh. Antonio lobo antunes primary author only author division. Is antonio lobo antunes europes greatest living writer. The splendor of portugal antonio lobo antunes antunes. Dec 29, 2017 fr luke sidarous young man, i say to you, arise nov 3, 2019 duration.
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. 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 este natal dava um livro youtube. In knowledge of hell, a narrator, whose name happens to be antonio lobo antunes. A feverish chronicle of family disintegration rendered as an exhilarating cacophony of conflicting voices. His book of newspaper cronicasa freeform amalgam of essay and fictionwas published in the. Antonio lobo antunes, who has been called one of portugals preeminent. Some of lobo antunes s earlier books seem too laceratingly confessional to be called fiction at all. Antonio lobo antuness sole ambition from the age of seven was to be a writer. Mar 01, 2008 knowledge of hell antonio lobo antunes, clifford e.
Antunes works, starting with the 1980 novel knowledge of hell. The portuguese writer was in new york for just a few days after a twenty year absence. 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. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Using the poetic resources of language, and hinging his plot less on everyday logic. 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. 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. Act of the damned antonio lobo antunes, author, richard zenith.
It was in a military hospital in angola that antunes first became interested in many of the subjects of his novels. He has been called a novelist of the very first rank. Buy knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, clifford 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. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, paperback. 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. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, 9781564784360, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The brutal and traumatic realities of war and postcolonial trauma are intertwined in the novels in the intricate and. 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. Dear internet archive community, ill get right to it. Knowledge of hell portuguese literature by antonio. Some of lobo antuness earlier books seem too laceratingly confessional to be called fiction at all.
The disturbingly besotted and predatory air of antuness work is reminiscent of dark and frenetic passages from hunter s. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Jose saramago might have won the nobel, but the great portuguese novelist is antonio lobo antunes. Conocimiento del infierno knowledge of hell spanish edition spanish paperback november 6, 2008 by antonio lobo antunes author. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes,clifford e. Knowledge of hell by antonio lobo antunes, clifford e. When he wanted to study psychiatry he went to study at a london hospital, solely because that is where somerset maugham had worked.
The narrator is a psychiatrist who loathes psychiatry, a veteran of the despised 1970s colonial war waged by portugal against. 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. Antonio lobo antunes 1980 portuguese novel knowledge of hell. Antonio lobo antunes abebooks abebooks shop for books. Knowledge of hell antonio lobo antunes, author, clifford e.
That and the bits addressed to the narrators daughter joanna. 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. Antonio lobo antunes on the land at the end of the world. 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. The land at the end of the world by antonio lobo antunes. Lobo antunes also published five compilation books featuring texts previously. 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. Antonio lobo antunes, who also took colonial wars as his subject, created novels of parody and psychological disturbance e. But the more apt comparison may be to turkish novelist orhan pamuk, whose novels, for all their philosophies, never disconnect from a.
I was greeted by a youthful, balding, 66yearold, with slate blue eyes the color of his denim shirt. Antonio lobo antunes ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Home portugal antonio lobo antunes conhecimento do inferno knowledge of hell. 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. 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. Its action occurs seven years after a communist revolution that confiscated the property of lisbons landed aristocracy and drove its possessors into exile in. The natural order of things antonio lobo antunes, author, richard zenith. 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.
The son of a physician, he too became a doctor and then spent four years in the portuguese army during the angolan war. 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. Jul, 2017 the land at the end of the world by antonio lobo antunes. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antonio lobo antunes books online. Knowledge of hell antonio lobo antunes, clifford e. 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. Antuness third published novel, conhecimento do inferno 1980. At the age of seven he decided to be a writer but when he was 16, his father sent him to. Buy this book awarded the portuguese writers association grand prize for fiction. The splendor of portugals four narrators are members of a once welltodo family whose plantation was lost in the angolan war of independence. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Books by antonio lobo antunes all formats kindle edition paperback hardcover sort by. The thesis looks at the different ways in which lobo antunes oeuvre.
His style is dense and sometimes disorienting, with multiple narrative voices jostling for space on the page. 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. By the end of his education he had to join the army, to take part in the war in angola, from 1970 to 1973. 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. Antonio lobo antunes novels 6 books download torrent tpb. Antunes lives in lisbon, where he continues to write. Conhecimento do inferno 1980 knowledge of hell available in english. Act of the damned by antonio lobo antunes librarything. The land at the end of the world, by antonio lobo antunes, trans.
Conocimiento del infierno knowledge of hell spanish edition 9788483468241. For these reasons, i recommend it without hesitation to see how lobo antunes. 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. Su experiencia vital durante ese periodo marco su destino y su posterior carrera. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.
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