Alexis Panselinos

Alexis Panselinos (born 1943 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek novelist and translator. He is the son of Assimakis Panselinos (1903–1984) an author and poet and Ephie Pliatsika-Panselinos (1907–1997) 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" (Η Μεγάλη Πομπή) which obtained a Novel State Prize. In 1997 he was the Greek candidate for the European Literary Award (Aristeion) with his third novel, 'Zaida or the Camel in the Snow' (Ζαΐδα ή Η καμήλα στα χιόνια). 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 (The Great Procession), 1985 Βραδυές μπαλέτου (Ballet nights), 1991 Ζαΐδα ή Η καμήλα στα χιόνια (Zaide or The camel in the snow), 1996 Ο Κουτσός άγγελος (The Lame Angel), 2002 Σκοτεινές επιγραφές (The Dark Inscriptions), 2011 Η κρυφή πόρτα (The secret door), 2016 Ελαφρά ελληνικά τραγούδια (Greek light songs), 2018 Λάδι σε καμβά (Oil on canvass), 2022 Ξεχασμενες λέξεις (Forgotten words), 20025

Short fiction Ιστορίες με σκύλους (Dog stories), 1982 Τέσσερις Ελληνικοί Φόνοι (Four Greek Murders) 2004

Non-fiction Δοκιμαστικές πτήσεις (Test flights), 1993 Mία λέξη χίλιες εικόνες (One Word A Thousand Pictures), 2004 Σεμινάρια δημιουργικής γραφής (Seminars of creative writing), 2017

Translated works Betsy Lost (transl. Caroline Harbouri) Kedros Publications, Athens La Grande Procession (transl. Henri Tonnet) Les Editions du Griot, Paris La Grande processione (transl. Maurizio De Rosa) Crocetti Editore, Milano Zaide ou Le chameau dans la neige (transl. Henri Tonnet) Gallimard, Paris Zaide oder das Kammel in der Schnee (transl. Theo Votsos) Berlin Verlag, Berlin Zaida (transl. Mario Cazzulo) Crocetti Editore, Milano Tajemnicze inskrypcje (The Dark Inscriptions) (transl. Alicja Biadun) Kziazkowe Klimaty, Wroclaw The Lame Angel (transl.Caroline Petrie Harbouri) Recital Publishing, Woodstock NY, USA Ușa secretă (The secret door) (transl. Edith Uncu) Editura Omonia, Bucharest (announced for 2026)

Translations Hope, Anthony, Ο αιχμάλωτος της Ζέντα (The Prisoner of Zenda), 1988 Mörike, Eduard,Ο Μότσαρτ στον δρόμο για την Πράγα (Mozart auf der Reise nach Prag), 1996 Barth, John, Ο Βλακοχορτοφάγος (The Sot-Weed Factor), 1999 Harbouri, Caroline Petrie, Φιλάδελφος (The Brothers Carburi), 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 (Aristeion) with his novel Zaida or The Camel in the Snow in 1997 Novel Prize of the Athens Academy (K. & E. Ouranis Foundation) for his novel Light Greek Songs in 2018 The Great Award for Life Achievement by the literary magazine O Anagnostis (The Reader) in 2020 Honorary Doctorate of the Translation & Interpretation Faculty of Ionian University, Corfu in 2021