Christos Chomenidis ( el, Χρήστος Χωμενίδης) (born 3 August 1966,

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novelist. He studied Law at the

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and in

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and

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. He worked as a

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before becoming a full-time writer. His book ''Νίκη'' won the 2021

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in the Novel category. Prix du livre européen 2021
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Works

Novels

*''Το σοφό παιδί'' (The Wise Kid), 1993 *''Το ύψος των περιστάσεων'' (The Height of the Circumstances), 1995 *''Η φωνή'' (The Voice), 1998 *''Υπερσυντέλικος'' (Past Perfect), 2003 *''Το σπίτι και το κελλί'' (The House and the Cell), 2005 *''Λόγια-Φτερα'' (Words-Wings), 2009 *''Ο Κόσμος στα Μέτρα του'' (The World Tailored for him), 2012 *''Νίκη'' (Victory), 2014. In 2021, the French version was awarded the

*''Νεαρό άσπρο ελάφι'' (Young White Deer), 2016 *''Ο φοίνικας'' (The Phoenix), 2018

Short fiction

*''Δε θα σου κάνω το χατήρι'' (I Won't Do You the Favor), 1997 *''Δεύτερη ζωή'' (Second Life), 2000 *''Στη Δευτέρα Παρουσία ας μας βάλουν απουσία'' (During Advent, let them note us absent), 2010

External links

His entry for the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair (Greek)His books at Hestia
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Patakis PublishersHis page at the website of the Hellenic Authors' Society (Greek)

Notes

1966 births Living people Writers from Athens National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni Greek novelists {{Greece-writer-stub