{{short description|Brazilian writer (born 1968)}} {{about||the Mexican luchador born Máximino Linares Moreno|Rayo de Jalisco Sr.}} <!-- Please do not remove or change this Copyvio message until the issue is settled --> {{Infobox person |name = Max Moreno | image = Max Moreno.jpg |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|8|7}} |birth_place = Mariluz, Paraná, Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Writer | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = |years_active = 2013–present |website = {{URL|www.maxmorenooficial.com.br}} }}
'''Max Moreno Laurentino Nunes''' is a Brazilian writer (born August 7, 1968). The plots of his books involve crime, suspense and psychological fiction.
==Early life and education== 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== His debut book ''A Outra Sombra''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://noticias.r7.com/dino/entretenimento/de-olho-na-sombra-escritor-paranaense-se-destaca-em-blogs-literarios-e-conquista-o-leitor-com-ficcao-psicologica-16052014/ |title= De olho na "sombra". Escritor paranaense conquista o leitor com "ficção psicológica" |last=R7 |first=Portal |publisher=Redação|date=April 14, 2015 |website=Portal R7 Rede Record |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140528064127/http://noticias.r7.com/dino/entretenimento/de-olho-na-sombra-escritor-paranaense-se-destaca-em-blogs-literarios-e-conquista-o-leitor-com-ficcao-psicologica-16052014/ |access-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-date= 28 May 2014 }}</ref> (The Other Shadow<ref> {{cite book | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-M-rgEACAAJ | title=The Other Shadow |last=Moreno |first=Max | date=14 April 2015 |website=Google |publisher=America Star Books | isbn=978-1-68122-747-4 |access-date=22 April 2020}} </ref>) was published in 2013. In 2015, the book was translated into English and published<ref>{{cite web |url=https://crn1.com.br/2015/03/a-outra-sombra-escritor-mouraoense-assina-contrato-com-editora-americana/ |title= Escritor mourãoense assina contrato com editora americana|first=CRN|last=Central Regional de Notícias|date= 16 March 2015|location= Paraná|publisher=CRN Online |accessdate=23 November 2020}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web |url=https://revistaconexaoliteratura.com.br/max-moreno-e-o-livro-as-paredes-eram-brancas/|title= Interview – Max Moreno|first=Ademir|last=Pascale|location=Brazil|publisher=Revista Conexão Literatura|accessdate=21 November 2020}}</ref> was one of the authors selected to participate in the IV Anthology of Contemporary Brazilian Poetry<ref>{{cite web |url= https://saci.utfpr.edu.br/data/clipping/pdfs/02169_00.pdf|title=Poetas em Casa|first=UTFPR |last=Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná|date=21 March 2016 |location= Paraná|publisher=UTFPR |accessdate=22 October 2020}}</ref> ''Além da Terra, Além do Céu'',<ref>{{cite book |url= https://www.chiadobooks.com/livraria/alem-da-terra-alem-do-ceu-antologia-de-poesia-brasileira-contemporanea-vol-iv/ |title=Antologia de Poesia Brasileira|first=Chiado |last=Books|publisher=Chiado Books|accessdate=22 April 2020}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite book |url= https://www.literalmenteuai.com.br/as-paredes-eram-brancas-max-moreno/|title= Book review – As paredes eram brancas|isbn=9781654271176|first=Elis|last=Rouse|date= January 2020|location=Belo Horizonte – Minas Gerais|publisher=Estado de Minas Newspaper - Portal Literalmente UAI|accessdate=22 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ofatomaringa.com.br/blog/ler?link=cultura-o-escritor-max-moreno-lanca-sua-segunda-obra-literaria-%22as-paredes-eram-brancas%22/ |title= Escritor Max Moreno lança sua segunda obra literária "As paredes eram brancas" |last=Maringá |first=O Fato |publisher=Redação|date=December 18, 2020 |website=O Fato Maringá |access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> " his second<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.revistaconexaoliteratura.com.br/2021/05/o-drama-existencial-em-as-paredes-eram.html|title= O drama existencial em "As paredes eram brancas"|first=Revista |last=Conexão Literatura|publisher=Revista Conexão Literatura |accessdate=12 May 2021}}</ref> novel<ref>{{cite web |url= https://tribunadointerior.com.br/campo-mourao/escritor-mouraoense-lanca-romance-policial/ |title= Escritor mourãoense lança romance policial |last=Do Interior |first=Tribuna |publisher=Redação|date=December 7, 2020 |website=Tribuna do Interior |access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref> was published<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tocacultural.com.br/post/novo-livro-de-escritor-paranaense-desafia-a-capacidade-de-dedu%C3%A7%C3%A3o-do-leitor/ |title=Novo livro de escritor paranaense desafia a capacidade de dedução do leitor |first=Toca |last=Toca Cultural|date=26 November 2020 |accessdate=26 November 2020}}</ref> in 2020. In 2021, his poem ''Contrário'' was published by the Chiado Books publishing in its second Brazilian collection ''Freedom – Anthology of Free Poetry''. His latest book,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tribunadointerior.com.br/campo-mourao/escritor-de-campo-mourao-lancara-novo-romance-literario/ |title=Escritor de Campo Mourão lançará novo romance literário|first=Tribuna |last=do Interior|date=18 May 2024|accessdate=19 August 2024}}</ref> Dias de Lua,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://ruidomanifesto.org/um-trecho-do-romance-dias-de-lua-de-max-moreno/ |title=Um trecho do romance Dias de Lua – Max Moreno|first=Ruído |last=Manifesto|date=25 May 2024|accessdate=19 August 2024}}</ref> was published in 2024 by Editorial Casa.
==Personal life== Max lives in Campo Mourão, Paraná with his wife and their two children<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/Max-Moreno/e/B00BW4D0NC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share/ |title=Bio|website=Amazon|accessdate=9 September 2020}}</ref>
== Bibliography == {| class="wikitable" !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 | |- |Dias de Lua<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.publishnews.com.br/materias/2024/05/02/dias-de-lua-novo-livro-de-max-moreno-e-um-mergulho-impiedoso-na-condicao-humana/ |title=Novo livro do escritor Max Moreno é um mergulho impiedoso na condição humana|first=Literatura |last=Publishnews|date=2 May 2024 |accessdate=25 June 2024}}</ref> |2024 |Novel | |}
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==External links== *{{official website|www.maxmorenooficial.com.br}}
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