Loukakis is the author of three novels; two collections of short stories, as well as non-fiction work, such as a children's book on Greeks in Australia, a book on ancestry based on the Australian version of the television series Who Do You Think You Are? and a travel book on Norfolk Island.
Loukakis’s parents came from the island of Crete, Greece and his novel, The Memory of Tides, which has as a backdrop the Battle of Crete, honours their generation. Of that novel he has said:
I wanted to show the extraordinary and positive relationships that were formed between Greeks and Aussies at a time of profound crisis. There were many instances of cross-cultural revelation during the Greek campaign. For humble, frightened village people an awakening and relief—they could scarcely believe that complete strangers would come from across the world to try to protect them from the Nazi tyrants. For Aussie boys, an awareness of a culture that had given birth to the very things they were fighting for—freedom and democracy.[2]
Angelo Loukakis was a member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council (1985–87), founding Chair of the NSW Writers' Centre (1991), and Executive Director of the Australian Society of Authors (2010–16).
angelo, loukakis, 1951, australian, author, born, sydney, australia, attended, fort, street, high, school, studied, english, literature, university, south, wales, acquired, from, sydney, teachers, college, doctorate, creative, arts, from, university, technolog. Angelo Loukakis 1951 is an Australian author He was born in Sydney Australia attended Fort Street High School studied English literature at the University of New South Wales and acquired a Dip Ed from Sydney Teachers College and a doctorate in creative arts from the University of Technology Sydney He has worked as a teacher editor publisher and scriptwriter 1 Angelo LoukakisBorn1951Sydney New South WalesOccupationNovelist and short story writerLanguageEnglishNationalityAustralianYears active1976 Notable worksFor the Patriarch Contents 1 Writing career 2 Bibliography 2 1 Novels 2 2 Short story collections 2 3 Children s 3 References 4 External linksWriting career editLoukakis is the author of three novels two collections of short stories as well as non fiction work such as a children s book on Greeks in Australia a book on ancestry based on the Australian version of the television series Who Do You Think You Are and a travel book on Norfolk Island Loukakis s parents came from the island of Crete Greece and his novel The Memory of Tides which has as a backdrop the Battle of Crete honours their generation Of that novel he has said I wanted to show the extraordinary and positive relationships that were formed between Greeks and Aussies at a time of profound crisis There were many instances of cross cultural revelation during the Greek campaign For humble frightened village people an awakening and relief they could scarcely believe that complete strangers would come from across the world to try to protect them from the Nazi tyrants For Aussie boys an awareness of a culture that had given birth to the very things they were fighting for freedom and democracy 2 His collection of short stories For the Patriarch received an award at the 1981 NSW Premier s Awards and was set on the NSW HSC syllabus between 1986 and 2001 3 He was the script writer for the 1980 film Dancing directed by George Whaley and produced by David Elfick 4 which was shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival 5 He was writer of the SBS television series drama The Girl from Steel City screened 1987 88 The Girl from Steel City Angelo Loukakis was a member of the Literature Board of the Australia Council 1985 87 founding Chair of the NSW Writers Centre 1991 and Executive Director of the Australian Society of Authors 2010 16 Bibliography editNovels edit Messenger 1992 6 The Memory of Tides 2006 7 Houdini s Flight 2010 8 Short story collections edit For the Patriarch 1981 9 Vernacular Dreams 1986 10 Children s edit The Greeks 1981 non fiction 11 References edit Austlit Angelo Loukakis Austlit Retrieved 15 April 2024 Whitmont Scott 6 January 2007 The Memory of War Interview with Angelo Loukakis Australian Bookseller amp Publisher Angelo Loukakis HarperCollins Australia Archived from the original on 18 August 2008 Retrieved 12 September 2008 Dancing motion picture National Library of Australia Retrieved 12 October 2017 Dancing Melbourne International Film Festival Retrieved 12 October 2017 Messenger by Angelo Loukakis National Library of Australia Retrieved 15 April 2024 The Memory of Tides by Angelo Loukakis National Library of Australia Retrieved 15 April 2024 Houdini s Flight by Angelo Loukakis National Library of Australia Retrieved 15 April 2024 For the Patriarch by Angelo Loukakis National Library of Australia Retrieved 15 April 2024 Vernacular Dreams by Angelo Loukakis National Library of Australia Retrieved 15 April 2024 The Greeks by Angelo Loukakis National Library of Australia Retrieved 15 April 2024 External links editAngelo Loukakis at http www austlit edu au run ex ShowAgent amp agentId A 9l Angelo Loukakis The Memory of Tides reviews at https web archive org web 20091011130732 http www theaustralian news com au story 0 25197 20398442 5001123 00 html Review of The Memory of Tides by Liam Davison at http www travel to crete com page php page id 486 Review of Houdini s Flight by Peter Pierce at http www theage com au entertainment books houdinis flight 20100618 ym5g html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Angelo Loukakis amp oldid 1218987177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
