To say that António Lobo Antunes left an indelible mark on Portuguese literature in the 20th century and the first decades of this century would be a major understatement. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Portuguese author, other than 1998 Noble Literature Prize laureate José Saramago, who died in 2010, has been so widely translated and studied, both in Portugal and abroad, influencing several generations of readers and peers. The war in Angola, where he worked as a military doctor from 1970 to