Christos Chomenidis | |
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![]() Hristos Homenidis during a visit in a Greek school, 2022. | |
Born | Athens, Greece | 3 August 1966
Occupation | novelist |
Nationality | Greek |
Period | 1993– |
Christos Chomenidis (Greek: Χρήστος Χωμενίδης) (born 3 August 1966, Athens, Greece) is a 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.[1] His book Νίκη won the 2021 European Book Prize in the Novel category. [2][3]
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 Phoenix), 2018
Short fiction
- Δε θα σου κάνω το χατήρι (I Won't Do You the Favor), 1997
- Δεύτερη ζωή (Second Life), 2000
- Στη Δευτέρα Παρουσία ας μας βάλουν απουσία (During Advent, let them note us absent), 2010
External links
- His entry for the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair (Greek)
- His books at Hestia and Patakis Publishers
- His page at the website of the Hellenic Authors' Society (Greek)
Notes