Antonio Roque Gobbo (born 9 November 1935 in

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) is a writer.

Writing career

Gobbo began his writer career in his 60s when he began writing short stories. He created a project to publish 1,000 short stories, the "Milistórias" Project. Since then, he released seven books in the collection "Milistórias" and a novel, ''A Senhora das Coroas'' (''Lady of the Crowns'' in English).

Publications

* ''A Loucura do Cristal'' (''The Madness of Cristal'') - ''Milistórias Vol I'' (2001, Milistórias Project,

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) * ''A Babel da Torre'' (''The Babel Tower'') - ''Milistórias Vol II'' (2002, Milistórias Project,

, ) * ''O Espião de Bagdá'' (''The Baghdad Spy'') - ''Milistórias Vol III'' (2003, Milistórias Project,

) * ''Minha Doce Vampira'' (''My Sweet Vampire'') - ''Milistórias Vol IV'' (2004, Anome Livros,

) * ''O Fantasma dos Mares'' (''The Phantom of the Seas'') - ''Milistórias Vol V'' (Out/2005, Proj. Literário Milistórias,

) * ''Legado Nuclear'' (''Nuclear Legacy'') - ''Milistórias Vol VI'' (Out/2006, Proj. Literário Milistórias,

) * ''Inimigos Não Mandam Flores'' (''The enemies don't send flowers'') - ''Milistórias Vol VII'' (2007, Ed. Argos & Milistórias Project,

) * ''A Senhora das Coroas'' (''The Lady of the Flower Crowns'') (2010, Ed. Literato,

)

Other publications

Gobbo also contributed to the book ''Contos dos Contos - Narrativas Inspiradas na Bíblia'' (''The Tales of Tales - Narratives Inspired by the Bible'') (2005, Mazza Edições,

), a book of ten short stories, all from different authors.

Gibiteca Antonio Gobbo

Gobbo was an avid collector of comic books for much of his life, from childhood, around age 7, until in his 50s. His collection reached a peak or around 4,800 items, and so he decided to create the "Biblioteca Nacional de Histórias em Quadrinhos" (National Library of Comic Books), which existed between 1987 and 1992 in

. In 1992, he decided to donate its entire collection to Belo Horizonte's public library. His collection was named as " Gibiteca Antonio Gobbo".

Personal life

Gobbo is married to Enny Mumic Gobbo and the father of five children, Cecilia Gobbo, Denise Gobbo, Alexandre Gobbo, Fabiola Gobbo and Mauricio Gobbo. He currently lives in Belo Horizonte.

References

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