Alexis Panselinos
Alexis Panselinos is a Greek novelist and translator. He is the son of Assimakis Panselinos an author and poet and Ephie Pliatsika-Panselinos 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" which obtained a Novel State Prize. In 1997 he was the Greek candidate for the European Literary Award with his third novel, 'Zaida or the Camel in the Snow'. Many of his books have been translated into French, Italian, German, English, Romanian and Polish. Panselinos has also translated novels from English and German.
Works
Novels
- Η Μεγάλη Πομπή, 1985
- Βραδυές μπαλέτου, 1991
- Ζαΐδα ή Η καμήλα στα χιόνια, 1996
- Ο Κουτσός άγγελος, 2002
- Σκοτεινές επιγραφές, 2011
- Η κρυφή πόρτα, 2016
- Ελαφρά ελληνικά τραγούδια, 2018
- Λάδι σε καμβά, 2022
- Ξεχασμενες λέξεις, 20025
Short fiction
- Ιστορίες με σκύλους, 1982
- Τέσσερις Ελληνικοί Φόνοι 2004
Non-fiction
- Δοκιμαστικές πτήσεις, 1993
- Mία λέξη χίλιες εικόνες, 2004
- Σεμινάρια δημιουργικής γραφής, 2017
Translated works
- Betsy Lost Kedros Publications, Athens
- La Grande Procession Les Editions du Griot, Paris
- La Grande processione Crocetti Editore, Milano
- Zaide ou Le chameau dans la neige Gallimard, Paris
- Zaide oder das Kammel in der Schnee Berlin Verlag, Berlin
- Zaida Crocetti Editore, Milano
- Tajemnicze inskrypcje Kziazkowe Klimaty, Wroclaw
- The Lame Angel Recital Publishing, Woodstock NY, USA
- Ușa secretă Editura Omonia, Bucharest
Translations
- Hope, Anthony, Ο αιχμάλωτος της Ζέντα, 1988
- Mörike, Eduard,Ο Μότσαρτ στον δρόμο για την Πράγα, 1996
- Barth, John, Ο Βλακοχορτοφάγος, 1999
- Harbouri, Caroline Petrie, Φιλάδελφος, 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 with his novel Zaida or The Camel in the Snow in 1997
- Novel Prize of the Athens Academy for his novel Light Greek Songs in 2018
- The Great Award for Life Achievement by the literary magazine O Anagnostis in 2020
- Honorary Doctorate of the Translation & Interpretation Faculty of Ionian University, Corfu in 2021