Margarita Karapanou
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Margarita Karapanou (1946-2008, Athens
, Greece
) was a Greek
novelist. Daughter of the renowned novelist Margarita Limberaki, she grew up in Athens and Paris
. She studied Philosophy
and Cinema
in Paris, and Nursery in London
. Her novels have been translated in many European languages.
Works in anthologies
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
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) was a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
novelist. Daughter of the renowned novelist Margarita Limberaki, she grew up in Athens and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. She studied Philosophy
Philosophy
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and Cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
in Paris, and Nursery in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Her novels have been translated in many European languages.
Works
- Kassandra and the Wolf, tr. N. C. Germanacos (1976) [published before the Greek original]
- Η Κασσάνδρα και ο Λύκος (Cassandra and the Wolf), 1976
- Ο υπνοβάτης (The Sleep-walker), 1985
- Rien ne va plus, 1991
- Ναι (Yes), 1999
- Lee και Lou (Lee and Lou), 2003
- Μαμά (Mom), 2004
- Μήπως; (Maybe?), with Foteini Tsalikoglou, 2006
- Η ζωή είναι αγρίως απίθανη, 2008
Works in anthologies
- Harper's Anthology, Bitches and sad Iadies. New York. 1975.
- Alberto Manguel, The gates af Paradise. The Anthology of Erotic short fiction. Toronto. 1993.