Myrto Azina Chronides (1961-2021) was a

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writer. She was born in Nicosia and started writing at a young age. She studied at the Pancyprian Gymnasium, before going on to medical school. She also studied at the

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and has worked in

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. Azina Chronides published her first book ''Hemerologion'' when she was just fifteen years old. She won the

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for ''To Peirama'' (''The Experiment'').

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1961 births People educated at Pancyprian Gymnasium People from Nicosia Greek Cypriot writers Living people Cypriot women writers 20th-century women writers 20th-century Cypriot writers {{Cyprus-writer-stub