Constance Dima (Greek: Κωνστάνς Δημά), born Konstantina Karadimou (Κωνσταντίνα Καραδήμου) August 18, 1948, is a Greek writer, poet and translator.
Constance Dima was born in Greece during the civil war (1946-1949) in the mountain of the Grammos in the region of Kastoria. She spent her childhood and teenage years in former Czechoslovakia. She studied tourism management, French and Bulgarian Philology and completed post graduate studies in French language tutoring. Polyglot, speaking six languages, she worked as a guide in Czechoslovakia, Germany, France, Russia and Greece. She also worked as translator, interpreter and mainly as professor of secondary and higher education in Bulgaria and Greece. She finished her career as a French teacher in Belgium working with the third-generation children of Greek immigrants in Brussels and with the children of Greek citizens working for the institutions of the European Community. Since the summer of 2009 she has been living in Greece near Heraklion on the island of Crete.
Novel
To kyanokhroma tis monaxias (Το κυανόχρωμα της μοναξιάς = Solitude is azure) (Greek version), Thessaloniki : Saixpirikon Publishers, 2015. ISBN 978-960-9517-85-0
La solitude a la couleur de l’azur = Solitude is azure (French version), Aix-en-Provence : Editions Persé, 2011. ISBN 978-2-8231-0031-0
Poetry collections
Asphyxie CD-ROM: recueil de poésie en quatre langues = Asfyxie CD-ROM: poetry collection in four languages, Athens: [s.n.], 2008. ISBN 978-960-93071-3-0 (CD-ROM)
Skia kai fos : Poiimata 1993–95 (Σκιά και φως: Ποιήματα 1993–95) – Ombre et lumière: Poèmes 1993–95 = Shadow and Light: Poems 1993–95, Xanthi (Greece): [s.n.], 1995
Apohrossis ton oniron (Αποχρώσεις των ονείρων = Shades of Dreams), Xanthi: [s.n.], 1993
Imo Pectore, Xanthi: [s.n.], 1990
Essay
Les formes de l'amour dans l'œuvre de Jean-Claude Villain = The forms of love in the work of Jean-Claude Villain. Thessaloniki: Kornilia Sfakianaki Publishers & University of Thessaloniki, 2006. ISBN 960-6681-06-8
Testimony
Les petits princes de l'univers = The Little Princes of the Universe (French version). Paris: L'Harmattan Publisher, 2002. ISBN 2-7475-2002-1
I mikri prighipes tou sympantos (Οι μικροί πρίγκιπες του σύμπαντος = The Little Princes of the Universe) (Greek version). Athens : Hestia Publishers, 1998. ISBN 960-05-0797-X
Album
Invitation à un voyage captivant: Ecole Hellénique de Bruxelles 2006–2009 = Invitation to a captivating voyage: Greek Gymnasium Lyceum of Brussels 2006–2009. Greek Gymnasium Lyceum of Brussels: Large-scale production CD-ROMs, 2009.
Les coins lumineux d’Athènes: Ecole Expérimentale de Varvakeio 2002–2004 = Bright Spots in Athens: Varvakeio Experimental School 2002–2004. Athens: The Association of French Teachers: Large-scale production CD-ROMs, 2005.
Poetry collections
from Greek into French
Yfantis, Yannis. Temple du monde = Temple of the World [tr.by]: Constance Dima & Jean-Claude Villain. Paris : L’Harmattan, 2003. ISBN 2-7475-4115-0. Original title: Ναός του κόσμου = Naos tou Kosmou
Théodorou, Victoria. Poèmes choisis = Selected works [tr.by]: Constance Dima & Jean-Claude Villain.Paris: L’Harmattan, 2001. ISBN 2-7475-1681-4. Original title: Selected works
Essays
from French into Greek
Villain, Jean-Claude. Οι θυσιασμένοι : Μυθοπλαστικά δοκίμια για την κατανόηση των μύθων: Ο ταύρος, ο Βαν Γκογκ και ο Δον Ζουάν (I thisiasmeni : Mithoplastika dokimia ia tin katanoisi ton mython : o tauros, o Van Gogh kai o Don Chuan) [tr.by]: Constance Dima, Hector Rodinos. Athens: Anemodeiktis, 2005. ISBN 960-88638-0-5. Original title: Essais de compréhension mythologique (Les sacrifiés) = Essays of mythological comprehension (The sacrificed)
Scenario
from Czech into Greek
Fthinoporini epistrofi (Φθινοπωρινή επιστροφή = Autumn Return) [tr.by]: Constance Dima. Copyright: The National Library of Greece, Athens: 5.1.2000. Original title: Podzimní návrat
from Czech into French
Retour d’automne = Autumn Return. [tr.by]: Constance Dima & Jean-Claude Villain. Copyright: The National Library of Greece, Athens: November 18, 1999. Original title: Podzimní návrat
Album
French – Greek – English – German
Les coins lumineux d’Athènes – Φωτεινές γωνιές της Αθήνας – Bright Spots in Athens – Strahlende Winkel in Athen [tr.by]: Τhe students of the Varvakeio Experimental School in collaboration with theirs professors Konstantina Karadimou, Nitsopoulou, Vekios & Laiou. Athens: IONPRESS, 2005
in the 22nd World Congress of Poets hοld in Larissa (Greece) from June 29th to July 3rd, 2011 with the Lecture “World Brotherhood and Peace through Poetry”
Amorgos guide, Athens 2010 – translation from Greek into French, web site: [1]
in the script for the feature film “Autumn Return” (Podzimní návrat) by George Agathonikiadis. Czech Television Brno Studio & Greek TV ET1 Athens, 2001
Constance Dima speaks in the documentary of George Agathonikiadis dedicated to Greek children from Czech Republic. Czech Television Brno Studio, 2000: “The Greek children” (Řecké děti), & Greek TV ET1 Athens, 2000: “The trains that left” (Ta trena pou fygan), 2001
2nd Prize for Poetry in the Writing Competition 'Francophonie 1999', Athens (Greece), March 20, 1999
2nd Prize for comparative linguistics in the 11th Young People's Competition for Scientific and Technical Creation, Sofia University "Kliment Ohridski", Sofia (Bulgaria), 1979
