Alexis Panselinos

Alexis Panselinos was born in Athens in 1943. His father and mother are well-known authors from the Generation of the '30s. He studied law at the Athens Law School and worked as a lawyer specializing in maritime law. He published his first book relatively late, in 1982 ("Stories with Dogs," short stories, Kedros). To date, he has published another volume of short stories ("Four Greek Murders"), four novels, a volume of essays and articles, and a volume of personal reflections on books and reading. He has contributed articles to major newspapers on both art and political topics and has written literary criticism for significant literary magazines. His novel "The Great Procession" was awarded the Second State Prize for Novel in 1986. His novel "Dark Inscriptions" received the Novel Prize from the magazine "Diavazo" in 2012. Among his books, "The Great Procession" has been translated into French (Griot) and Italian (Crocetti), and "Zaida or The Camel in the Snow" into French (Gallimard), Italian (Crocetti), and German (Berlin Verlag). Married and a father of one, he has divided his time since 1996 between Athens and the island of Paros, where he often retreats to write. He has translated books from English and German. In 1997, he was Greece's nominee for the European Literary Award. Besides literature, his interests include an extensive collection of classical music records, with which he has a very special relationship, as his initial ambition was to become a musician. Music holds a significant place in his literary works.