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Emilios Solomou

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Name
  
Emilios Solomou


Role
  
Writer


Awards
  
European Union Prize for Literature

Emilios Solomou (born 1971) is a Cypriot writer. He was born in Nicosia but grew up in the village of Potami. He studied at the University of Athens. Having worked in newspaper journalism for a few years, he now teaches Greek and history in high school. He has also served on the boards of the literary magazine Anef and the Union of Cyprus Writers.

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His novels include:

  • An Axe in Your Hands (winner, Cyprus State Prize for Literature)
  • The Diary of an Infidelity (winner, EU Prize for Literature)
  • Like a Sparrow, Quickly You Passed
  • He has been translated into English and Bulgarian.

    References

    Emilios Solomou Wikipedia