Niki Marangou (1948 – 7 February 2013) was a Greek Cypriot author, poet, and painter.
Early life and education
Marangou was born in
Limassol
Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...
,
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
, in 1948.
She studied sociology in
West Berlin
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,
Germany
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, from 1965 to 1970.
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Career
After graduation, Marangou worked as a dramaturge at the Cyprus Theatre Organisation.[ She also ran a bookshop in ]Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...
.[ She was the author of books of prose, poetry and children’s fairy tales.][ She was also a painter and had seven solo exhibitions.][ Her first solo exhibition was in 1975.][
Some of her books were translated into German and Spanish.][
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Awards
Marangou received different awards. In 1998, she was awarded the Cavafy prize for poetry in Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
.[ In 2006, she was awarded the poetry prize of the Athens Academy for her book ''Divan''.][
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Death
Marangou died in Fayoum
Faiyum ( ar, الفيوم ' , borrowed from cop, ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ or Ⲫⲓⲱⲙ ' from egy, pꜣ ym "the Sea, Lake") is a city in Middle Egypt. Located southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum ...
, Egypt
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, on 7 February 2013 in a car crash while travelling.
Book
Niki Marangou: ''Von Famagusta nach Wien. Die Geschichte eines Arztes aus Zypern'', übers. a. d. Griechischen v. Martin Scharnhorst, 120 S., , Klagenfurt, Kitab, 2008
References
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1948 births
2013 deaths
Cypriot contemporary artists
People from Limassol
Road incident deaths in Egypt
Greek Cypriot poets
20th-century Cypriot women
Cypriot women painters