Afonso Cruz (1971), born in
Figueira da Foz
Figueira da Foz (), also known as Figueira for short, is a city and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. Practically at the midpoint of the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic coast, it is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, west ...
, is a portuguese multidisciplinary artist, author of more than 30 books, among novels, theatre plays, picture books, juvenile novellas, poetry, photo-text and essays.
His books are published in more than 20 languages, and received many awards, like the
EU Prize for Literature
The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...
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for the novel Kokoschka’s Doll. He is also a columnist, illustrator and member of the band The Soaked Lamb.
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1971 births
People from Figueira da Foz
Portuguese musicians
Portuguese male musicians
Portuguese male novelists
Living people
21st-century Portuguese novelists
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