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Venero Armanno

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Venero Armanno, the son of Sicilian migrants, was born in Brisbane. He has travelled and worked throughout the world. In 1995, 1997 and 1999 he lived and wrote in the Cité International des Arts, Paris. He is the author of Jumping at the Moon, a book of short stories (equal runner-up in the prestigious Steele Rudd Award) and eight novels, including The Volcano, which won the Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Fiction Novel (2002) and was short-listed for the Courier Mail Best Book of the Year. His work has been published internationally and he is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland.

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A few late cancelations have opened up some spots in a weekend screenwriting course I’ll be running soon at the Victoria Point Library. If you’re interested follow this link and join the lovely folk at Fig Tree Writers. It’s going to be informative and a lot of fun:

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Average rating: 3.73 · 200 ratings · 23 reviews · 16 distinct works · Similar authors

	Black Mountain 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gabriella's Book of Fire: A Novel 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1999 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Volcano 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Candle Life 3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romeo Of The Underworld 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dirty Beat 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Beautiful Friend 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lonely Hunter 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Very Super Adventures Of Nic And Naomi 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost Of Love Street 2.5 of 5 stars 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Venero Armanno rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, and Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Venero Armanno rated a book 3 of 5 stars Incendiary by Chris Cleave (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Venero Armanno rated a book 5 of 5 stars I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: Voice from the Edge 1 by Harlan Ellison read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
So far so fantastic.
Jan 04, 2013 01:45pm · see review
Venero Armanno made a comment on his review of Dirty Havana Trilogy: A Novel in Stories "Very simple style but I loved the combination of toughness and tenderness."
Jul 12, 2012 03:39pm · see review
Venero Armanno rated a book 5 of 5 stars Dirty Havana Trilogy: A Novel in Stories by Pedro Juan Gutiérrez read in July, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Am rereading this, too good to just do once.
Jul 12, 2012 03:38pm · see review
Venero Armanno rated a book 5 of 5 stars Turks Fruit by Jan Wolkers read in June, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A Dutch classic, rereading because I watched the movie again the other day, after thirty years. Believe it or not, Rutger Hauer was sexy once. And this book is beautiful.
Jun 13, 2012 11:09pm · see review
Venero Armanno rated a book 4 of 5 stars Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood read in May, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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