- Brother of Miguel Lobo Antunes and João Lobo Antunes, a neurosurgeon, and uncle of actress Paula Lobo Antunes.
- Has two daughters from his first marriage, Maria José (b. 1971) and Joana (b. 1973) and one daughter from his second marriage, Isabel Bustorff Lobo Antunes (b. 1983).
- He's a writer. He is considered a candidate to the Nobel Prize of Literature.
- He's graduated in medicine, specialized in psychiatry.
- António was sent to Angola for the Colonial Portugues War between 1970 and 1973.
- He won at least 10 award for his books: Award for best foreigner book publish in France, 1997, ("Manual dos Inquisidores"), Fernando Namora Award (2004) Latin Union Award (2003) European Literature Award from Austrian (2000) and France-Portugues Award, 1987, ("Os Cus de Judas").
- Some books: "Memória de Elefante" (1979), "Os Cus de Judas" (1979), "Conhecimento do Inferno" (1981), "As Naus" (1988), "A Ordem Natural das Coisas" (1992), "O Esplendor de Portugal" (1997), "Boa tarde às coisas aqui em baixo" (2003), "Ontem não te vi em Babilónia" (2006).
- Parents: Maria Margarida Almeida Lima and João Alfredo Lobo Antunes (1915-2004).
- António is the oldest of 6 boys. Brothers: João (doctor), Pedro, Miguel, Nuno (doctor) and Manuel (graduated in Law).
- António has two grandsons named José, born in 2000, (Maria José's son) and João Alfredo, born in 2009 (Joana's son).
- On March 14th 2007 António won the Camões Award, the most important award for the Portuguese language writers.
- Some of his books are translated in 16 languages.
- His first wife, Maria José Costa, died in 1998.
- His paternal grandparents were Eva de Figueiredo and António Lobo Antunes.
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