Max Moreno (writer)

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Max Moreno
Born (1968-08-07) August 7, 1968 (age 55)
Mariluz, Paraná, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationWriter
Years active2013–present
Websitewww.maxmorenooficial.com.br

Max Moreno is the pen name of Brazilian writer Adelmo Laurentino Nunes (born August 7, 1968). The plots of his books involve crime, suspense and psychological fiction.

Early life and education[edit]

Max was born in Paraná and grew up in São Paulo. He was eight years old when he began studying at Professor Walter Schepis State School in Guarujá, São Paulo. Max graduated from the UniCesumar (Centro Universitário de Maringá).

Career[edit]

His debut book A Outra Sombra[1] (The Other Shadow[2]) was published in 2013. In 2015, the book was translated into English and published[3] by America Star Publishing. In 2016, Max was invited to participate in a tribute to the German-American writer Charles Bukowski with the short story Vinte Pratas, as part of the collection Big Buka – Para Charles Bukowski, organized by Afobório – Editora Os Dez Melhores. In 2019, Max[4] was one of the authors selected to participate in the IV Anthology of Contemporary Brazilian Poetry[5] Além da Terra, Além do Céu,[6] organized by Chiado Books Publishing. The book is named for a poem by Carlos Drummond de Andrade and assembles new talents from Brazilian Literature. "As Paredes Eram Brancas[7][8] " his second[9] novel[10] was published[11] in 2020. In 2021, his poem Contrário was published by the Chiado Books publishing in its second Brazilian collection Freedom – Anthology of Free Poetry.

Personal life[edit]

Max lives in Campo Mourão, Paraná with his wife and their two children[12]

Bibliography[edit]

Title Year Type Notes
A Outra Sombra 2014 Novel
The Other Shadow 2015 Novel
Vinte Pratas 2015 Short story collection
Rastejante 2019 Poetry collection
As paredes eram brancas 2020 Novel
Contrário 2021 Poetry collection

References[edit]

  1. ^ R7, Portal (April 14, 2015). "De olho na "sombra". Escritor paranaense conquista o leitor com "ficção psicológica"". Portal R7 Rede Record. Redação. Retrieved May 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Moreno, Max (14 April 2015). "The Other Shadow". Google. America Star Books. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ Central Regional de Notícias, CRN (16 March 2015). "Escritor mourãoense assina contrato com editora americana". Paraná: CRN Online. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ Pascale, Ademir. "Interview – Max Moreno". Brazil: Revista Conexão Literatura. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, UTFPR (21 March 2016). "Poetas em Casa" (PDF). Paraná: UTFPR. Retrieved 22 October 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Books, Chiado. Antologia de Poesia Brasileira. Chiado Books. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. ^ Rouse, Elis (January 2020). Book review – As paredes eram brancas. Belo Horizonte – Minas Gerais: Estado de Minas Newspaper - Portal Literalmente UAI. ISBN 9781654271176. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ^ Maringá, O Fato (December 18, 2020). "Escritor Max Moreno lança sua segunda obra literária "As paredes eram brancas"". O Fato Maringá. Redação. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  9. ^ Conexão Literatura, Revista. "O drama existencial em "As paredes eram brancas"". Revista Conexão Literatura. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. ^ Do Interior, Tribuna (December 7, 2020). "Escritor mourãoense lança romance policial". Tribuna do Interior. Redação. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  11. ^ Toca Cultural, Toca (26 November 2020). "Novo livro de escritor paranaense desafia a capacidade de dedução do leitor". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Bio". Amazon. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

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