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The reader of Camilo (1825-1890) has plenty to choose from: an endless list of novellas, novels, serials, episodes, short stories, diatribes, memoirs, and the list is only halfway through.
“The news spreads that you died last night.” This is how Dulce Maria Cardoso begins a text about the loss of António Lobo Antunes on Thursday, March 5th. The news spread and the country was filled with the echoes of the words they heard from him, he for whom we are all “conch shells that no echo inhabits.”
Following the passing of one of the greatest contemporary Portuguese writers at the age of 83, Jorge Reis-Sá recalls his friendship with “the gentlest and most ferocious of beings,” from whom he learned that “there is no such thing as talent, only stubborn oxen,” and that “only obsession can save a novel.”
The writer had turned 90 at the beginning of the month, leading to the commemorative reissue of some of his most celebrated works, such as 'Dama de Espadas' and 'Crónica dos Bons Malandros'.
António Lobo Antunes: the Nobel did not come, but the greatness of his work remains.
“O Lugar da Incerteza” by Patrícia Reis enters the world of mental health, exploring the lives that fill a psychiatrist's work and his own.
I. Requiem: A reflection on the literary legacy of António Lobo Antunes, comparing his torrential writing style to authors like Faulkner and Céline, and a personal tribute to their friendship. II. Tragicomedy: An analysis of the unexpected appointment of Melania Trump to preside over a UN Security Council session, questioning the motives behind the decision. III. Twilight of reason: A philosophical commentary on the rise of sectarianism, fetishism, and intolerance in the modern world, questioning whether we are witnessing the decline of rational thought.
“It is a pity he did not win the Nobel Prize”, says João Céu e Silva, author of “A long journey with António Lobo Antunes”, whom he revisited 2 years ago, already suffering from dementia. “He seduced me, as he did all women”.
The 46-year-old writer makes a confession about his physical changes.
