Alexis Panselinos

Alexis Panselinos ( el, Αλέξης Πανσέληνος) (born 1943 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek novelist and translator. He is the son of Assimakis Panselinos (1903-1984) an author and poet and Ephie Pliatsika-Panselinos (1907-1997) also a poet and a novelist. He read Law at the University of Athens and worked as a practicing lawyer. He is a resident of Athens, married to novelist Lucy Dervis. His first book, a collection of four stories, appeared in 1982. In 1986 he published his first novel, 'The Great Procession" (Η Μεγάλη Πομπή) which obtained a Novel State Prize. In 1997 he was the Greek candidate for the European Literary Award (Aristeion) with his third novel, 'Zaida or the Camel in the Snow' (Ζαΐδα ή Η καμήλα στα χιόνια). Many of his books have been translated into Italian, German, English, and Polish. Panselinos has also translated novels from English and German.

Works

Novels

*''Η Μεγάλη Πομπή'' (The Great Procession), 1985
*''Βραδυές μπαλέτου'' (Ballet nights), 1991
*''Ζαΐδα ή Η καμήλα στα χιόνια'' (Zaide or The camel in the snow), 1996
*''Ο Κουτσός άγγελος'' (The Lame Angel), 2002
*''Σκοτεινές επιγραφές'' (The Dark Inscriptions), 2011
*''Η κρυφή πόρτα'' (The secret door), 2016
*''Ελαφρά ελληνικά τραγούδια'' (Greek light songs), 2018

Short fiction

*''Ιστορίες με σκύλους'' (Dog stories), 1982
*''Τέσσερις Ελληνικοί Φόνοι'' (Four Greek Murders) 2004

Non-fiction

*''Δοκιμαστικές πτήσεις'' (Test flights), 1993
*''Mία λέξη χίλιες εικόνες'' (One Word A Thousand Pictures), 2004

Translated works

*''Betsy Lost'' (transl. Caroline Harbouri) Kedros Publications, Athens
*''La Grande Procession'' (transl. Henri Tonnet) Les Editions du Griot, Paris
*''La Grande processione'' (transl. Maurizio De Rosa) Crocetti Editore, Milano
*''Zaide ou Le chameau dans la neige'' (transl. Henri Tonnet) Gallimard, Paris
*''Zaide oder das Kammel in der Schnee'' (transl. Theo Votsos) Berlin Verlag, Berlin
*''Zaida'' (transl. Mario Cazzulo) Crocetti Editore, Milano
*''Tajemnicze inskrypcje'' (The Dark Inscriptions) (transl. Alicja Biadun) Kziazkowe Klimaty, Wroclaw

Translations

* Hope, Anthony, ''Ο αιχμάλωτος της Ζέντα'' (The Prisoner of Zenda), 1988
* Mörike, Eduard,''Ο Μότσαρτ στον δρόμο για την Πράγα'' (Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag), 1996
* Barth, John, ''Ο Βλακοχορτοφάγος'' ( The Sot-Weed Factor), 1999
* Harbouri, Caroline Petrie, ''Φιλάδελφος'' (The Brothers Carburi), 2002

Awards

* 2nd State Prize for his novel ''The Great Procession'' in 1986
* Novel Prize of the 'Diavazo' Magazine for his novel ''The Dark Inscriptions'' in 2012
* The Greek Candidacy for the European Literary Prize (Aristeion) with his novel ''Zaida or The Camel in the Snow'' in 1997
* Novel Prize of the Athens Academy (K. & E. Ouranis Foundation) for his novel ''Light Greek Songs'' in 2018
* The Great Award for Life Achievement by the literary magazine ''O Anagnostis'' (The Reader) in 2020

External links

A page dedicated to his work (Greek)
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His page at the website of the Hellenic Authors' Society (Greek)
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Notes

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1943 births
Living people
Writers from Athens
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni
Greek novelists