Venero Armanno
Venero (Veny) Armanno is the author of a book of short stories, Jumping at the Moon, and six critically acclaimed novels: The Lonely Hunter, Romeo of the Underworld, My Beautiful Friend, Strange Rain, Firehead, The Volcano, and Candle Life. Firehead was shortlisted for the 1999 Queensland Premier’s Literary Award for Best Fiction. The Volcano won it in 2002. The Volcano was also shortlisted for The Courier-Mail Best Book of the Year.
Veny’s books have been published in USA, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Israel and South Korea. Film producers have shown interest in his work, with four books being optioned for film adaptation. Also a scriptwriter, Veny trained at the AFTRS, Sydney, and TISCH School of the Arts, NYU. He now teaches creative writing at University of Queensland.
Of his last novel, Candle Life, published in 2006, The Canberra Times said: “…a novel of rare distinction – intensely fluent, deeply accessible and irresistibly readable. Highly recommended”.
Veny’s new book, The Dirty Beat, has won rave reviews across Australia, including a four-star review in Good Reading Magazine: “This is a lovely rocking rolling swoop of a novel about a muso with a penchant for self-destruction, but in the most engaging way. A blast.”
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