Nikos Chryssos (
Greek
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: Νίκος Χρυσός; born 1972) is a
Greek
Greek may refer to:
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writer. He was born in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
and studied biology at the
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He also studied film direction. His books include ''The Secret of the Last Page'' (Το μυστικό της τελευταίας σελίδας, Kastaniotis Editions 2009) and ''New Day'' (Καινούργια μέρα, Kastaniotis Editions 2018). ''New Day'' won the
EU Prize for Literature
The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...
in 2019.
Chryssos has edited works by the Greek writer
Lefteris Alexiou. He lives in Athens where he runs a used bookshop.
Bio
References
1972 births
Living people
Writers from Athens
Date of birth missing (living people)
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