Afonso Cruz

Afonso Cruz (born 1971) is a Portuguese novelist, animator, illustrator and musician.[1] Born in Figueira da Foz, Cruz studied at the António Arroio Arts High School in Lisbon, at the College of Fine Arts of Lisbon and at the Madeira Institute of Plastic Arts.

He is a member of a blues/roots band called The Soaked Lamb. His first novel A Carne de Deus (The Flesh of God) came out in 2008. His book A Boneca de Kokoschka (The Kokoschka Doll) won the EU Prize for Literature.

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