The Painter Under the Sink [O Pinto Debaixo do Lava-loiças]
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More About This Title The Painter Under the Sink [O Pinto Debaixo do Lava-loiças]
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Freedom often survives in very tight spaces, such as a photographer’s sink. Based on a real-life episode, this is the story of a Slovak painter born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th century—a painter who emigrated to the United States and came back to Bratislava, only to hide under a sink in order to escape from Nazism.
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Born in 1971 in Figueira da Foz, years later he would visit more than 60 countries. He studied at the António Arroio Art School, the Lisbon Faculty of Visual Arts and the Institute for Visual Arts of Madeira. He published in 2008 his first novel, The Flesh of God: The Adventures of Conrado Fortes and Lola Benites [A Carne de Deus: Aventuras de Conrado Fortes e Lola Benites], and a year later The Encyclopedia of the World Story [Enciclopédia da Estória Universal], which won the Camilo Castelo Branco Grand Prize. In 2011, he released The Books Which Devoured My Father [Os Livros Que Devoraram o Meu Pai] and The Human Contradiction [A Contradição Humana].
He was awarded the European Union Prize for Literature in 2012 for his novel Kokoschka’s Doll [A Boneca de Kokoschka]. Jesus Christ Drank Beer [Jesus Cristo Bebia Cerveja] was considered the Best Portuguese Novel of the Year by Time Out Lisbon magazine and the Best Novel of 2012 by the readers of the reference newspaper Público. He was elected as one of the 40 talents for the future by the newspaper Expresso.
In 2013, he released The Encyclopedia of the World Story: The Dresner Archives [Enciclopédia da Estória Universal — Arquivos de Dresner],The Year Book [O Livro do Ano] and lastly Where do Umbrellas End Up [Para onde Vão os Guarda-chuvas], winner of the 2014 Portuguese Society for Authors Award in the Literature category and widely considered his best novel yet. His book Capital was awarded the 2014 Portuguese National Award for Illustration. He has a monthly column, “Parallax”, in the arts newspaper Jornal de Letras, Artes e Ideias. He’s also an illustrator, an animated film director and member of the band The Soaked Lamb.
He was awarded the European Union Prize for Literature in 2012 for his novel Kokoschka’s Doll [A Boneca de Kokoschka]. Jesus Christ Drank Beer [Jesus Cristo Bebia Cerveja] was considered the Best Portuguese Novel of the Year by Time Out Lisbon magazine and the Best Novel of 2012 by the readers of the reference newspaper Público. He was elected as one of the 40 talents for the future by the newspaper Expresso.
In 2013, he released The Encyclopedia of the World Story: The Dresner Archives [Enciclopédia da Estória Universal — Arquivos de Dresner],The Year Book [O Livro do Ano] and lastly Where do Umbrellas End Up [Para onde Vão os Guarda-chuvas], winner of the 2014 Portuguese Society for Authors Award in the Literature category and widely considered his best novel yet. His book Capital was awarded the 2014 Portuguese National Award for Illustration. He has a monthly column, “Parallax”, in the arts newspaper Jornal de Letras, Artes e Ideias. He’s also an illustrator, an animated film director and member of the band The Soaked Lamb.
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“[Afonso Cruz] is in the top best Portuguese writers today . . . I want everyone to read it and understand that we are already reading the books of the future, we are already before one of the greatest books the future will easily make obvious in everyone’s libraries.” | Valter Hugo Mãe.
“ . . . a very inventive and well-written novel—worthy of the outstanding successor Kokoschka’s Doll (Quetzal, 2010) . . . In the evident mockery with which he works the language, it’s noticeable, especially in this author, the conviction of who truly believes in the great, almost magical, power of literature […].” | José Mário Silva, LER.
“The aphorisms, softened by the prose, come naturally, and when combined with a cutting yet constant narrative, always turn into fluent writing, serving a rich and imaginative story.” | Emanuel Madalena, Público.
“In this book Afonso Cruz puts together a series of reflections on human nature and art, using a rich, poetical tissue of an exquisite beauty.» | Mapa de lecturas.
“ . . . a very inventive and well-written novel—worthy of the outstanding successor Kokoschka’s Doll (Quetzal, 2010) . . . In the evident mockery with which he works the language, it’s noticeable, especially in this author, the conviction of who truly believes in the great, almost magical, power of literature […].” | José Mário Silva, LER.
“The aphorisms, softened by the prose, come naturally, and when combined with a cutting yet constant narrative, always turn into fluent writing, serving a rich and imaginative story.” | Emanuel Madalena, Público.
“In this book Afonso Cruz puts together a series of reflections on human nature and art, using a rich, poetical tissue of an exquisite beauty.» | Mapa de lecturas.
