Antonio Tabucchi

Career overview

Antonio Tabucchi was an Italian writer and academic born in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, on September 24, 1943. He taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic, and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa, from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade, of fiction, and of the heteronyms. Tabucchi was first introduced to Pessoa's works in the 1960s when attending the Sorbonne. He was so charmed that when he returned to Italy, he took an introductory course in Portuguese for a better comprehension of the poet. His books and essays have been translated in 18 countries, and together with his wife, Maria José de Lancastre, he engaged in translation work.

In the realm of film and writing credits, Tabucchi is known as a writer for projects such as Rebus in 1989, Nocturne indien in 1989, and O Fio do Horizonte in 1993. His professional profile includes a total of 12 known credits, with writing noted as his primary area of work. Tabucchi passed away on March 25, 2012, at the age of 68 in Lisbon, Portugal.