Angelo Cannavacciuolo
Angelo Cannavacciuolo (born 1956) is an Italian writer and director.
Cannavacciuolo was born in Naples. He studied Arabic at the Oriental Institute. Originally a successful actor, he also wrote and directed plays before going on to make his first feature film Malesh (1993). It starred Ida Di Benedetto, Marina Suma and . In 1999, he published his first novel Guardiani delle Nuvole which was nominated for the Premio Viareggio and the . It was later turned into a movie by Luciano Odorisio. Cannavacciuolo's second book Il soffio delle Fate was nominated for the . His fourth novel Le cose accadono met with greater success, winning the and the . Apart from novels, he has also written numerous short stories. His latest novel SacrAmerica is due to be released soon.[1]
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