Angelo Cannavacciuolo (born July 17, 1956 in Naples) is an Italian writer and director. Cannavacciuolo was born in

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. He studied

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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

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Marina Suma Marina Suma (born 14 November 1959) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Naples, Suma started her career as a glamour model, and made her film debut in Salvatore Piscicelli's '' Le occasioni di Rosa''. For her performance in this fil ...

and

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. In 1999, he published his first novel ''Guardiani delle Nuvole'' which was nominated for the

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and the Premio Giuseppe Berto. It was later turned into a movie by

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. Cannavacciuolo's second book ''Il soffio delle Fate'' was nominated for the

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. His fourth novel ''Le cose accadono'' met with greater success, winning the

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and the Premio Domenico Rea. Apart from novels, he has also written numerous short stories. His latest novel ''SacrAmerica'' is due to be released soon.Bio
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