Career
Michalopoulou began by writing short stories, and won the Best Short Story Prize from Revmata, a Greek literary magazine, in 1993. [2] In 1994, she published her first collection of short stories, Éxo i zoi ine políchromi (1994; tr: Life is colourful out there). [2] Her other collections of short stories, published subsequently, include Lamperi Mera (Bright Day) and Tha Ithela (2008; "I'd Like"). [2] Tha Ithela won the National Endowment for the Arts' International Literature Award 2008 for the English translation, and was on the long list for the Best Translated Book Award. [3] Her stories have been published in the Harvard Review , PEN Magazine, Asymptote, Brooklyn Rail, World Literature Today and The Guardian . [4]
She wrote several novels, including Jandes (1996; "Octopus Garden"), which won the Diavazo Critics' Prize in Greece; Osses forés antéxis (1998; "As many times as you can bear it"), Paliókeros (2001; "Bloody awful weather"), Pos na kryfteis (2010; "How to Hide"), and Lamperi mera (2012; "Bright Day"). [2] Michalopoulou has also written several children's books. In collaboration with Dimitris Tsoumplekas she wrote I Hina (2008; "The Goose"). [2] Her works have been translated into more than 20 languages. [5] She was a contributing editor for the newspaper Kathimerini from 1990 to 2008. [6] More information at amandamichalopoulou.com
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