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Christos Chomenidis
Christos Chomenidis ( el, Χρήστος Χωμενίδης) (born 3 August 1966, Athens, Greece) is a Greece, Greek novelist. He studied Law at the University of Athens and in Moscow and Communication Studies in Leeds. He worked as a lawyer before becoming a full-time writer. His book ''Νίκη'' won the 2021 European Book Prize in the Novel category. Works Novels *''Το σοφό παιδί'' (The Wise Kid), 1993 *''Το ύψος των περιστάσεων'' (The Height of the Circumstances), 1995 *''Η φωνή'' (The Voice), 1998 *''Υπερσυντέλικος'' (Past Perfect), 2003 *''Το σπίτι και το κελλί'' (The House and the Cell), 2005 *''Λόγια-Φτερα'' (Words-Wings), 2009 *''Ο Κόσμος στα Μέτρα του'' (The World Tailored for him), 2012 *''Νίκη'' (Victory), 2014. In 2021, the French version was awarded the European Book Prize *''Νεαρό άσπρο ελάφι'' (Young White Deer), 2016 *''Ο φοίνικας'' (The Pho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
