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Alexis Stamatis is a well known Greek novelist, and poet born in Athens, Greece. He studied Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens and took postgraduate degrees in Architecture and Cinematography in London. He has published nine novels. His second novel, Βar Flaubert (Kedros 2000), a critically acclaimed best seller in Greece, has been published in UK, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Serbia. Bar Flaubert has been adapted to a screenplay by the author and the director Vassilis Douvlis. Alexis Stamatis has also published six books of poetry. His second book, The Architecture of Interior Spaces, was awarded the Nikiforos Vrettakos Prize in 1994. Τwo collections of his poems have been translated in Great Britain. He has written the libretti for two musical pieces by the composer Theo Abazis, performed in Megaron Mousikis and the Chora theatre. In 2004, he participated at the world famous International Writing Program of the University of Iowa through a Greek Fulbright Artists & Art-Scholars Award. In 2007, the US publishing house Etruscan Press has won the 1st International Literary award by the US National Endowment for the Arts to publish his novel American Fugue. Alexis Stamatis presented his book in the US in 2008. His tour included around 15 Universities all over the country including Harvard, Yale, New York University, San Francisco State University and Brown. In 2009 he was writer in residence in Shanghai, inited by the Shanghai Writers Association. He has represented Greece in various Book Festivals and seminars all over the world. He has been working for many major Greek newspapers and magazines.
Literary contributions
Novels
1998 - The Seventh Elephant. Kedros
2000 - Bar Flaubert. Kedros, 14th edition, 2010
2002 - Like a Thief in the night. Kastaniotis, 4rd edition, 2009
2003 - Theseus Street. Kastaniotis, 4th edition, 2004
2005 - Ash Mother. Kastaniotis, 4th edition, 2005
2006 - American Fugue. Kastaniotis, 4th edition, 2007
2008 - Villa Combray, Kastaniotis, 7th edition, 2009
2009 - Kill your darlings, Kastaniotis 4th edition, 2010
2011 - Sunday, Kastaniotis, 2011
Novellas and short stories
2002 - Scorpio in the drawer (novella). Ellinika Grammata, editions
2005 - Zoi (novella). Minoas Editions
2007 - Stories for Lonely People. (short stories), Topos editions
2010 - The errand boy - Kurtz Revisited. (short story), Magic Box editions ("The Book of Evil")
2010 - Legendary Tales (short stories), Kastaniotis editions
Novel translations
2000 - The Seventh Elephant. Arcadia Books, London, UK
2002 - Bar Flaubert. Crocceti Editions, Milano, Italy
2003 - Bar Flaubert. Alter Edit, Paris, France
2006 - Bar Flaubert. Rd Editores, Seville, Spain
2007 - Bar Flaubert. Livre de Poche, Hachette, Paris, France
2007 - Bar Flaubert. Arcadia Books, London, UK
2008 - American Fugue. Etruscan Press, USA
2008 - Fuga Americana. Crocceti Editions, Milano, Italy
2009 - Bar Flaubert. Archipelag editions, Belgrade, Serbia
2010 - Mother Ash. Nemesis Editions, Instabul, Turkey
2011 - Mother Ash. Red Hen Press, Los Angeles, USA
2011 - Bar Flaubert. Porto Editora, Lisboa, Portugal
Poetry collections
1992 - The Corner Of the World. Socolis Editions
1993 - Architecture of the Intimate Spaces. Kastaniotis Editions
1995 - A Simple Method of Three. Kastaniotis Editions
1999 - Dense Now. Ellinika Grammata editions
2002 - The closer I get the more the future gets away. Rodakio
2004 - We are never alone. Kastaniotis Editions.
Poetry translations
2001 - Collected Poetry of Alexis Stamatis. Dionysia Press, Edinburgh
2003 - Dense Now. Dionysia Press, Edinburgh
2011 - We are never alone. Dionysia Press, Edinburgh (under publication).
Children's books
2008 - Alkis and the Labyrinth. Kastaniotis Editions
Theatrical plays
2008 - Last Martha, Ianos Editions.
2009 - Genesis. Two Monologues; (The Errant Boy & Genesis), Socolis Editions
2010 - Dakrygona (Tear Gas)
Theatre, opera, and cinema
Theatre
2002-2003 - Look at me. Opera Theatre Group, Chororoes Theatre; directed by Theo Abazis
2002 - Last Martha. Monologue for the Cultural Olympiad; directed and performed by Dimitris Ikonomou
2008 - Last Martha. Monologue; Theatre of Kefallinias Street, directed by Vicky Georgiadou and performed by Christos Stergioglou
2009 - Genesis. Two Monologues; (The Errant Boy & Genesis) Chora Theatre, directed by Avra Sidiropoulou and performed by Christos Stergioglou and Rinio Kyriazis respectively
2010 - Dream a little dream of me, one act play, directed by Ektoras Lygizos, performed by Dimitris Makalias, Michalis Oikonomou, Danai Papoutsi for the "24 Hour Plays Athens" (Chora Theater)
2010 - Dakrygona, (Tear Gas) theater play, Theatre of Kefallinias Street directed by Aris Troupakis, and performed by Nikos Arvanitis and Danai Papoutsi
2011 - Thalamos, one act play, Theatre "Synetgeion" directed by Giolanda Markopoulou, and performed by Maria Aiginitou, Despoina Kourti, Charis Charalambous (part of the play "Exodus")
Opera
2000 - Socrates. Megaro Mousikis, music by Theo Abazis, directed by Victor Ardittes
2000 - A walk in Hades. Orchestra of Colours, Chora Theatre, music by Theo Abazis.
Cinema
2002 - Bar Flaubert. Along with the film director Vassilis Douvlis he wrote a screenplay based on his novel Bar Flaubert sponsored by the program "GRAFI" of the Greek National Film Center
2007-09 - Storm. Original screenplay for a Haris Patramanis film
Awards
1994 - 1st award of the City of Athens in memory of the Greek poet Nikiforos Vrettakos for his second book of poetry: "Architecture of the Intimate Spaces" Athens 16 March 1994.
2004 - Greek Fulbright Artists & Art-Scholars Award
2007 - Etruscan press has won the 1st International Literary Award by the US National Endowment of Arts for Alexis Stamatis' novel American Fugue
2009 - First Award of the The Circle of the Greek Children's Book- IBBY Greece, for his children's book Alkis and the Labyrinth
Literary festivals and round tables
2001 - Represented Greece at the 2001 Leipzig Book Fair
2001 - Represented Greece at the 3rd Round table of European Poetry in Riga and Sigulda, Latvia
2002 - Represented Greece at the Sydney Writer’s Festival
2003 - Represented Greece at the Blue Metropolis Writers Festival in Montreal, Canada
2003 – Presented the French edition of his novel Bar Flaubert at the Salon de Literature Europeene in Cognac, France
2004 – Presented the French edition of his novel Bar Flaubert at the Panorama de la Littérature Grecque Contemporaine in Caen, France
2004 - Represented Greece at the Southeast European Literature Festival in Salonika and Instabul, Turkey
2004 - Participated at the world famous International Writing Program of the University of Iowa through a Greek Fulbright Artists & Art-Scholars Award, 2004-2005
2005 - Spent one month at Villa Mont Noir, the birthplace of Marguerite Yourcenar with a fellowship of The Conseil du Nord
2005 - Participated at the Summer School for Translation of the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
2006 - Participated at the 5th Cinema & Literature International Forum of Monte Carlo presentig his novel Bar Flauber which has been adapted as a screenplay
2007 - Participated at the Edinburgh International Book Fair, in Edinburgh, Scotland
2008 - Did an all USA book tour presenting his book American Fugue which won the International Literature Award by NEA (National Endowment for the Arts). Presented his book at Washington College, the Greek Embassy in Washington, Yale, Harvard, NYU, Brown, San Francisco University, Boston College, Youngstown Un, Akron Un, Kent Un, Loyola Marymound, Michigan Un, Iowa Un., San Bernardino Un., Morningside Bookstore NY
2009 - Spent one month in Shanghai as a Writer in Residence invited by the Shanghai Writer's Association
2009 - Participated at the Belgrade Book Fair, in Belgrade, Serbia
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