Author Biography

THE AUTHOR

Agathi Dimitrouka, born in 1958, grew up in a small village near the city of Messolonghi, in western Greece. In 1976 she moved to Athens, after meeting with Nikos Gatsos, one of the most prominent Greek poets of his generation. By 1977 she was writing verse for Manos Chatzidakis, the famous composer. She has been writing or translating poetry ever since, as well as children’s tales, short stories, plays and articles, passionate about a language that is gradually losing ground. She is the editor of Gatsos’s work, but also teaches at verse writing and translation seminars.

THE ILLUSTRATOR

Tassies is a Catalan reporter and illustrator. His book El nenperdut, which speaks about the hope instilled by children who experience extreme situations such as war and immigration, won the Grand Prix BIB at the Bratislava Biennale in 2009. He has served as member of the international board of critics of the Bologna Book Fair. His books have been translated into many languages. Nomsrobats, a book about bullying, appeared in Greek in 2011 (EPSIPE Editions). It was on account of this book that he met Agathi Dimitrouka.