Kira Sinou

Kira Sinou (1923-2007) was born in Rostov, Russia, to a Greek father and a Russian mother. She moved to Greece at the age of nine without knowing Greek. However, she learned it so quickly that her short stories were regularly published in "Diaplasis ton Paidon," from which she also received her first literary award. She worked at the Public Power Corporation of Greece (DEI), where her role involved overseeing interns, which led her to children's literature. She wrote over 25 books on topics such as paleontology, prehistory, history, and contemporary life. A certified tour guide and a graduate of the German School (Abitur), she was also proficient in English, French, and Russian and was heavily involved in translation, having translated over 100 books for both adults and children. She received numerous awards in Greece and abroad and was nominated for the Andersen Award in 1996. She was a member of various organizations for children's literature, including the Women's Literary Society and the Circle of the Greek Children's Book. She passed away in Athens on September 27, 2007, at the age of 84, due to pulmonary edema. Selected Works: - "In the Land of Mammoths": ill. Nina Stamatiou, Athens, Kedros 1977 - "The Enigma of the Tower": ill. Nina Stamatiou, Athens, Kedros 1979, 1987 - "The End of the Monsters": ill. Nina Stamatiou, Athens, Kedros 1980, 1987 - "The Great Experiment": ill. Nina Stamatiou, Athens, Kedros 1980, 1987 - "In the City of Saint Demetrios": ill. Orion Arkomanis, Athens, Kedros 1982, 1995 - "The Monkey's Diamonds": ill. Orion Arkomanis, Athens, Kedros 1983 - "The Hand in the Depth" (Collaboration: Eleni Chouk-Apostolopoulou), Athens, Kastaniotis, 1987 - "A Glimmer of Light", Athens, Kedros 1986 - "Miranda's Party": ill. Sofia Mendrakou, Athens, Kastaniotis, 1987 - "The Tower's Contract": ill. Philomila Vakali-Syrogiannopoulou, Athens, Kedros 1988 - "The Prisoner of the Tower": ill. Philomila Vakali-Syrogiannopoulou, Athens, Kedros 1990 - "The Last King of Atlantis": ill. Sonia Mitralia, Athens, 1990 - "The Machine in the Basement": ill. Sonia Mitralia, Athens, Kedros 1991 - "Under the Sun of Macedonia": ill. Sonia Mitralia, Athens, Kedros 1992 - "Persephone, the Duck Who Went to School", Athens, Patakis, 1991 - "The Silver Pendant": ill. Victor Skoutaris, Athens, Kedros 1994 - "Li Si and the Six Pirates", Athens, Kedros 1995 - "Letter from the Past", Athens, Kedros 1995 - "The Night of the Goblins": ill. Sonia Mitralia, Athens, Kedros 1997 - "In the Darkness of the Cave", Athens, Kedros 1998 - "The Sacred Cats": ill. Stavros Palantsas, Athens, Kedros 2000 - "The Metro Dog": ill. Rena Dimitropoulou, Athens, Kedros 2000 - "Ribetzal, the One Who Counted the Radishes": ill. Ersi Spathopoulou, Athens, Patakis, 2000 - etc. Translations: - Ende Michael: "Jim Knopf and Lukas the Engine Driver", Athens, Kedros 1984 - Ende Michael: "Jim Knopf and the Wild 13", Athens, Kedros 1990 - Ilyin M.: "The Sun on the Table", Athens, Kedros 1987 - Baumann Hans: "Wings for Icarus", Athens, Kedros 1986 - Bulychev Kir: "Alice and the Space Pirates", Athens, Kedros 1998 - Pieroftskaya Olga: "Diana and Tom", Athens, Kedros 1986 - Raud Eno: "The Story with the Flying Saucers", Athens, Kedros 1982 - Tunduz Jacques: "The One Who Awoke the Volcanoes", Athens, Kedros 1998 - Tunduz Jacques: "Europe in Ice", Athens, Kedros 1996 - etc.