by António Lobo Antunes · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422690115
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The Splendor of Portugal is a novel by the Portuguese author António Lobo Antunes, published in 2001. The story focuses on a Portuguese family that lost its plantation in the Angolan War of Independence. Through the voices of the matriarch and her three adult children, the novel explores themes of family decay, colonialism, war, and the emotional scars that these events leave on their lives. The work stands out for its fragmented narrative style and its deep exploration of the human psyche in extreme situations.
António Lobo Antunes 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.
