Afonso Cruz

Afonso Cruz (2019)

Afonso Cruz (* 1971 in Figueira da Foz ) is a Portuguese writer , animator , illustrator and musician .

Life

Born in 1971 in the central Portuguese seaside resort of Figueira da Foz, he studied a. a. at the art school Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa in Lisbon. He made a number of cartoons, both commissioned for advertising and in his own name. He also plays in the blues band The Soaked Lamb , for which he writes music and lyrics and with whom he released two albums in 2007 and 2010.

In 2008 his first novel, A Carne de Deus (Eng .: God's flesh) was published. For his subsequent novels he received various literary prizes, including the European Union Literature Prize in 2012 for his novel A Boneca de Kokoschka (German: The Kokoschka Doll). He has also published children's and youth literature, partly in collaboration with other authors, e. B. José Jorge Letria .

Bibliography (selection)

• A Carne de Deus. Bertrand Editora , Lisboa 2008, ISBN 978-972-251-733-1 .
• Enciclopédia da Estória Universal. Quetzal Editora , Lisboa 2009, ISBN 978-972-564-820-9 . Grande Prémio do Conto Camilo Castelo Branco APE / CM Vila Nova de Famalicão .
• Os livros que devoraram o meu pai. Editorial Caminho , Lisboa 2009, ISBN 978-972-212-095-1 . Prémio Literário Maria Rosa Colaço 2009 .
• A Contradição Humana. Editorial Caminho, Lisboa 2010, ISBN 978-972-212-135-4 . Children's Book Prize 2011 of the SPA / RTP ( Prémio para a melhor livro de literatura infantojuvenil 2011 ).
• A Boneca de Kokoschka. Quetzal Editora, Lisboa 2010, ISBN 978-972-564-903-9 . European Union Literature Prize 2012.
• O Pintor Debaixo do Lava-Loiças. Editorial Caminho, Lisboa 2011, ISBN 978-972-212-418-8 .
• Jesus Cristo Bebia Cerveja. Alfaguara Portugal, 2012, ISBN 978-989-672-133-6 .
• Assim, Mas Sem Ser Assim. Editorial Caminho, Lisboa 2013, ISBN 978-972-212-612-0 .
• Princípio de Karenina. Companhia das Letras, Lisboa 2018, ISBN 978-989-665-692-8 .
• Como Cozinhar uma Criança. Alfaguara Portugal, 2019. ISBN 978-989-665-667-6 .
• O Macaco Bêbedo Foi à Ópera. Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos, 2019. ISBN 978-989-894-358-3 .

Web links

• Personal website (as blog)
• Afonso Cruz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Literature by and about Afonso Cruz in the catalog of the German National Library
• Afonso Cruz at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.euprizeliterature.eu ( memento of February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 25, 2012
2. ^ Article from October 9, 2012 by the TFM Center for Portuguese-Language Literature (German), accessed on October 25, 2012