Afonso Cruz

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Afonso Cruz (1971), born in Figueira da Foz, is a Portuguese multidisciplinary artist, author of more than 30 books, among novels, theatre plays, picture books, juvenile novellas, poetry, photo-text and essays.

His books are published in more than 20 languages, and received many awards, like the EU Prize for Literature.{{Cite web|title=Afonso Cruz|url=http://en.bookoffice.booktailors.com/authors/afonso-cruz/#?1|access-date=2016-05-12|website=Bookoffice}} for the novel Kokoschka’s Doll. He is also a columnist, illustrator and member of the band The Soaked Lamb.[https://www.euprizeliterature.eu/authors/afonso-cruz Profile]