Angelo Loukakis

Angelo Loukakis

Angelo Loukakis is an Australian author. He was born in Australia and has worked as a teacher, editor, publisher and scriptwriter. Angelo Loukakis is the author of three novels: "For the Patriarch", "Vernacular Dreams" and "Messenger", 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.

Angelo’s parents came from the island of Crete, Greece and his novel, The Memory of Tides, honours their generation. His novel For the Patriarch received a prize in the 1981 NSW Premier's Awards and was set on the NSW HSC syllabus between 1986 and 2001. [http://www.harpercollins.com.au/author/index.aspx?authorid=50020105]

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  • ancestral — /ænˈsɛstrəl/ (say an sestruhl) adjective relating to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors: *What did his origins and his ancestral culture mean here under these trees on a river bank in the Royal National Park –angelo loukakis, 1981.… …  

  • camaraderie — /kæməˈradəri / (say kamuh rahduhree) noun comradeship; close friendship: *But it seemed to him Keith had asked it in a spirit of camaraderie. –angelo loukakis, 1981. {French} …  

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  • clatter — /ˈklætə / (say klatuh) verb (i) 1. to make a rattling sound, as of hard bodies striking rapidly together. 2. to move rapidly with such a sound: *he could hear Helen clattering around in the kitchen somewhere –angelo loukakis, 1981. 3. to talk… …  

  • instil — /ɪnˈstɪl / (say in stil) verb (t) (instilled, instilling) 1. to infuse slowly or by degrees into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: *She had struggled for years to instil a love of Greek culture in the children here. –angelo loukakis, 1981 …  

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