Antonio Roque Gobbo | |
Birth Name: | Antonio Roque Gobbo |
Birth Date: | 9 November 1935 |
Birth Place: | São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Known For: | country short stories, fiction |
Antonio Roque Gobbo (born 9 November 1935 in São Sebastião do Paraíso, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a writer.
Gobbo began his writer career in his 60s when he began writing short stories. He created a project to publish 1,000 short stories, the "Milistórias" Project. Since then, he released seven books in the collection "Milistórias" and a novel, A Senhora das Coroas (Lady of the Crowns in English).
Gobbo also contributed to 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 of ten short stories, all from different authors.
Gobbo was 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 4,800 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, he decided to donate its entire collection to Belo Horizonte's public library. His collection was named as "Gibiteca Antonio Gobbo".
Gobbo is married to Enny Mumic Gobbo and the father of five children, Cecilia Gobbo, Denise Gobbo, Alexandre Gobbo, Fabiola Gobbo and Mauricio Gobbo. He currently lives in Belo Horizonte.