Antonio Roque Gobbo
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Antonio Roque Gobbo November 9, 1935 São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Known for | country short stories, fiction |
Antonio Roque Gobbo (born 9 November 1935 in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a writer.
Antonio began his writer career on his 60s when he began writing short stories. He created a project to publish 1000 short stories, the "Milistórias" Project. Since then he released seven books in the collection "Milistórias". And he also released a novel, "A Senhora das Coroas", or "Lady of the Crowns" in English.
Below are the publications of Antonio:
Antonio also appeared in the book, Contos dos Contos - Narrativas Inspiradas na Bíblia (The Tales of Tales - Narratives Inspired by the Bible) (2005, Mazza Edições, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil), a book composed of 10 short stories, all from different authors, one of the tales written by Antonio.
Antonio was also 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 4800 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 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. In 1992 Antonio decided to donate its entire collection of the National Library of Comic Books for the a Belo Horizonte's Public Library. His collection was named as "Gibiteca Antonio Gobbo" at the Belo Horizonte's public library.
Anthonio is married to Enny Mumic Gobbo and father of five children, Cecilia Gobbo, Denise Gobbo, Alexandre Gobbo, Fabiola Gobbo, and Mauricio Gobbo. He currently lives in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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