by António Lobo Antunes · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467205930
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«Buenas tardes a las cosas de aquí abajo» is the novel by António Lobo Antunes, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (602 pages, in Spanish).
The action takes place in post-independence Angola, where Portuguese intelligence agents try to reactivate the diamond trade. With a polyphonic structure, António Lobo Antunes explores identity, memory and the impact of colonialism, and reflects on the human condition.
The translation from Portuguese is by Mario Merlino; the original, Boa tarde às coisas aqui em baixo, was published in 2003. The work won the Prémio Literário Fernando Namora in 2004.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in Portuguese narrative and novels that address the colonial past.
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.
