Antonio Roque Gobbo

Antonio Roque Gobbo (born 9 November 1935 in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a writer.

Antonio Roque Gobbo
Born
Antonio Roque Gobbo

(1935-11-09)November 9, 1935
São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Known forcountry short stories, fiction

Writing career

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.

Publications

Below are the publications of Antonio:

  • A Loucura do Cristal (The Madness of Cristal) - Milistórias Vol I (2001, Milistórias Project, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
  • A Babel da Torre (The Babel Tower) - Milistórias Vol II (2002, Milistórias Project, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ISBN 85-903242-1-4)
  • O Espião de Bagdá (The Baghdad Spy) - Milistórias Vol III (2003, Milistórias Project, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
  • Minha Doce Vampira (My Sweet Vampire) - Milistórias Vol IV (2004, Anome Livros, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
  • O Fantasma dos Mares (The Phantom of the Seas) - Milistórias Vol V (Out/2005, Proj. Literário Milistórias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
  • Legado Nuclear (Nuclear Legacy) - Milistórias Vol VI (Out/2006, Proj. Literário Milistórias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
  • Inimigos Não Mandam Flores (The enemies don't send flowers) - Milistórias Vol VII (2007, Ed. Argos & Milistórias Project, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)
  • A Senhora das Coroas (The Lady of the Flower Crowns) (2010, Ed. Literato, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil)[1][2]

Other publications

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.

Gibiteca Antonio Gobbo

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.[3][4]

Personal life

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.

References
  1. # 2010 - Lançamento do Livro Senhora das Coroas Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. # 2010 - "Senhora das Coroas" no Encontro de Diretores Funerários Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. # 2005 - Evento em BH celebra quadrinhos
    1. Historia em Quadrinhos no Brasil - veja sessão "Dia do Quadrinho Nacional em BH" pt:História em quadrinhos no Brasil
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