Christos Chrisopoulos
Christos Chrysopoulos (novelist, essayist, translator) is among the most prolific prose writers on the Greek literary scene. He has authored novels, essays, and short stories. His work is available in five languages and he has been awarded grants in Europe and the US.
BOOKS PUBLISHED
- Flashlight in the mouth, Chronicle, Polis, 2012
- The Parthenon Bomber, Novella, Kastaniotis, 2011.
- The London Day of Laura Riding, Novel, Kastaniotis, 2008 (Athens Academy Award for Fiction).
- The Language Box, Essay, Kastaniotis, 2006.
- Imaginary Museum, Novel, Kastaniotis, 2005.
- Shunyata, Novel, Kastaniotis, 20042.
- Encircled World, Novel, Kastaniotis, 2003.
- Encounters, Reykjavik Art Museum, Island, 2003, (English - Icelandic).
- The Black Dress, Artist Book, RCIPP, N.J., USA, 2001, (English).
- The Manicurist, Novel, Odysseas, 2000.
- Napoleon Delasto's Recipes, Short Stories, Odysseas, 1997.
WORKS TRANSLATED
- La Destruction du Parthenon (The Parthenon Bomber), Actes Sud, France, Trans. A. Brisac, 2012..
- 500/256 Inner Space. Novella, CNES, France, 2008 Trans. A. Brisac.
- Monde Clos (Encircled World), Actes Sud, France, 2007, Trans. A. Brisac.
- Le Manucure (The Manicurist), Actes Sud, France, 2005, Trans. A. Brisac.
- Athènes, le sable et la poussière, Novella, Autrement, France, 2004, Trans. A. Brisac.
- Maniker (The Manicurist), Skuc, Slovenia, 2005, Trans. M. Jovanovic.
- Shunyata (Shunyata), Kalligram, Hungary, 2004, Trans. Melinda Kuthy.
- Grekland berättar: Fikonträdets sång. Novella, Sweden, 2007, Trans. Jan Henrik Swan.
- French, German and Czech translations in process (contact Ms Katerina Fragou, Iris Literary Agency, irislit@otenet.gr).
ANTHOLOGY CONTRIBUTIONS
- Resident evil, Magic Box, Forthcoming, January 2009
- Hotel, Patakis, Forthcoming, December 2008
- Theory and the Left, Gavrielides, Forthcoming, December 2008
- Personal Cults, Kedros, 2008.
- Athenian Night, Periplous, 2006.
- Eyes Wide Open, Kastaniotis, 2004.
- City Novel, Omega, 2004.
- Fractured Planet, Minoas, 2004.
- Lemon Popsicle, Kedros, 2003.
TEACHING
- National Book Center of Greece
Head of Narrative Fiction Creative Writing Workshop http://www.ekebi.gr
Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki
Creative Writing Workshop
OTHER PROJECTS
- Athens International Literary Festival @ Dasein, Athens, April 2007, 2008, 2009. Founder and organizer.
- I Know it is Here Somewhere. Performance in collaboration with the Berlin-Based Performance Group Shifty Tongue. Athens. 2008
- The Problem of Writing. Multimedia Performance based on William Blake's Proverbs from Hell. Athens 2007.
- Encounters, photo-text installation, with Diane Neumaier, Sigurdur Nordal Institute, Reykjavik, Island, 2003.
- Idiolexicon, photo-text installation, with Diane Neumaier, Centrum Pro Metamedia, Prague, Czech Republic, 1999.
TRANSLATIONS FROM ENGLISH
- The Book of Revelations, Rupert Τhompson, Trans., C. Chrissopoulos, Periplous, 2004.
- In America, Susan Sontag, National Book Award 2000, Trans., C. Chrissopoulos, Odysseas, 2001.
- Crime in the neigborhood, Susanne Berne, Orange Award 1998, Trans., C. Chrissopoulos, Odysseas, 2000.
AWARDS – GRANTS
- Iowa International Writers Program, University of Iowa, IA, USA, Resident Fellow, with a grant from the ECA-State Dept. 2007.
- 15th International Poetry Festival, Guest Writer, Gotland Sweden, with a grant from the BCWT.
- 3rd Mediterannean Literature Festival, Guest writer, Malta, August 1998, with a grant from the Greek National Book Center.
- 9th Europoetica Literary Festival, Guest writer, Budapest, Hungary, April 11-18, 2008, with a grant from the Europoetica Literary Festival.
- St Petersburg State University, School of philosophy, Russia, Guest Speaker, February, 2008, with a grant from the Greek National Book Center.
- EKEMEL (European Center for Literary Translation) House of Literature, Paros, Greece, Writer in residence, Dec.’07-Jan.’08.
- 20th European Literature Festival, Cognac, France, Guest Speaker, with a grant from the 20th European Literature Festival, Nov 2007.
- The Chicago Humanities Festival. Chicago, USA, Keynote Speaker. October 2007.
- The National Book Center, Athens, Greece, Scholarship Fellow, 2006.
- The Center for Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture, Newark, N.J., Guest speaker, with a grant from the Greek National Book Center, 2004.
- The Baltic Center for Writers and Translators, Visby, Sweden, Writer-in-residence, with a grant from The Baltic Center for Writers and Translators, 2004.
- Gothenburg Book Fair 2004, Gothenburg, Sweden, Guest speaker, with a joint grant from Literature Across Frontiers and the Greek National Book Center, 2004.
- Sigurdur Nordal Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland, Snorri Sturlusson Fellow, with a grant from the Sigurdur Nordal Institute, 2003.
- The Russian State Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, Research Fellow, with a grant from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, USA, 2001.
- ROSIZO, Moscow, Research Fellow, with a grant from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, USA, 2000.
- The Rutgers Center for Innovative Printing and Paper (RCIPP), New Brunswick, N.J., Fellow-in-residence, with a grant from the RCIPP, 2000.
- Centrum Pro Metamedia, Prague, Czech Republic, Writer-in-residence, with a grant from the Greek National Book Center, 1999.
- The Baltic Center for Writers and Translators, Visby, Sweden, Writer-in-residence, with a grant from The Baltic Center for Writers and Translators, 1997.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- European Cultural Parliament
- Hellenic Authors' Society (HAS)
http://www.dedalus.gr/en/author.asp?id=414 The National Book Centre of Greece
www.ekebi.gr
- Literature Across Frontiers
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