Amanda Michalopoulou
Amanda Michalopoulou (born 1966) is a Greek author. She has published three novels, several collections of short stories and books for children. Her works been widely translated and have won the National Endowment for the Arts' International Literature Award 2008, the "Revmata" Prize, and the "Diavazo" Award. Biography. Michalopoulou was born in Athens, Greece, in 1966, and currently teaches creative writing. She previously studied French literature in Athens, and journalism in Paris. She lives in Athens and Paris, with her husband Dimitris Tsoumplekas. Career. Michalopoulou began writing short stories, and won the Best Short Story Prize from "Revmata , a Greek literary magazine, in 1993. In 1994, she published her first collection of short stories, Éxo i zoi ine políchromi" (1994; tr: "Life is colourful out there"). Her other collections of short stories, published subsequently, include "Ich mach euch den Garaus" (2002; "I'll finish you all off") and "Tha Ithela" (2008; "I'd Like"). "Tha Ithela" won several awards for the English translation, including the National Endowment for the Arts' International Literature Award 2008, and was on the long list for the Best Translated Book Award. Her stories have been published in the "Harvard Review", "PEN Magazine", "World  Literature Today" and "The Guardian". She went on to write several novels, including "Jandes" (1996; "Octopus Garden"), which won the "Diavazo" Critics' Prize in Greece; "Osses forés antéxis" (1998; "As many times as you can bear it"), "Paliókeros" (2001; "Bloody awful weather"), "Pos na kryfteis" (2010; "How to Hide"), and "Lamperi mera" (2012; "Bright Day"). Michalopoulou has also written several children's books, including "I Hina" (2008; "The Goose"). Her works have been translated into 20 languages. She was a contributing editor for the newspaper "Kathimerini" from 1990 to 2008.