Zyranna Zateli (Greek: Ζυράννα Ζατέλη) (born 1951) is a Greek novelist born in Sochos near Thessaloniki. She attended a drama school 1976–1979 and then worked as an actress and radio producer, before becoming a full-time writer.
Zyranna Zateli Ζυράννα Ζατέλη | |
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Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Sochos, Greece |
Occupation | novelist |
Nationality | Greek |
Period | 1984–present |
Notable awards | National Book Prize for Literature (1994, 2002) |
Awards
editBoth her novels were awarded with the National Book Prize for Literature 1994 and 2002 and they are translated into several European languages.[1]
Selected works
editNovels
edit- Και με το φως του λύκου επανέρχονται (With the light of the Wolf, they return), 1993
- Με το παράξενο όνομα Ραμάνθις Ερέβους, Ο θάνατος ήρθε τελευταίος (Under the strange name of Ramanthis Erevous: Death came Last), 2001
- Με το παράξενο όνομα Ραμάνθις Ερέβους, Το πάθος χιλιάδες φορές (Under the strange name of Ramanthis Erevous: Passion thousands of times), 2009
Short fiction
edit- Περσινή αρραβωνιαστικιά (Last year's fiancée), 1984
- Στην ερημιά με χάρι (Graceful in the wilderness), 1986
Non-fiction
edit- O δικός της αέρας (Her Own Wind), 2005
- Οι μαγικές βέργες του αδελφού μου, 2006
References
edit- ^ Hellenic Authors' Society - Zyranna Zateli Archived December 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Her entry for the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair (Greek)
- Her page at the website of the Hellenic Authors' Society (Greek) and (English)