AKRIVOS, KOSTAS


AKRIVOS, KOSTAS

Kostas Akrivos was born in 1958. He worked as a teacher in secondary education. A highly acclaimed author, he has published more than 15 novels, short stories and anthologies. His novels have been translated into Italian, Dutch, Polish and German.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 More about author: 
First name:  KOSTAS
Last name:  AKRIVOS
Projects: 

Some of his notable works include:

Pandemonium (2007) • Shortlisted for the 2008 National Book Centre Readers’ Award | Translated into Polish, Italian and German

Remember Alfons? (2010) • Shortlisted for the 2010 National Book Centre Readers’ Award, and the 2011 Diavazo Magazine literary Award | Translated into German

Milk of Magnesia (2018) • Athens Prize for Literature by Dekata literary magazine


Address: 

Riga Fereou 96,
383 33 Volos


Date of birth:  1958
Birth place:  Glafyres Volos
Abstract text: 

 

Andromache

Metaichmio Publications | October 2022

 

A name meaning fighter of men, or fighting like men. Andromache, Hector’s wife, is defined by her name. After Achilles killed her husband, Neoptolemus killed her son by throwing him from the city walls and then took her back to Greece as a concubine, where she later gave birth to two of his sons. After Neoptolemus’ death, she married Helenus, Hector’s brother, and became Queen of Epirus. A life defined by men, good and bad alike.

This is the tragic story of a woman, wife and queen, who stood on the ashes of Troy and found herself having to love what she should wholeheartedly despise.


Awards: 

Pandemonium (2007) • Shortlisted for the 2008 National Book Centre Readers’ Award | Translated into Polish, Italian and German

Remember Alfons? (2010) • Shortlisted for the 2010 National Book Centre Readers’ Award, and the 2011 Diavazo Magazine literary Award | Translated into German

Milk of Magnesia (2018) • Athens Prize for Literature by Dekata literary magazine


E-mail:  kakriv@yahoo.gr