Vangelis Hatziyannidis was born in 1967 in Serres and lives in Athens. He studied law at Athens University and drama at Veakis school. He worked as an actor for three years before taking up writing. His first novel, Four Walls won Greek literary magazine Diavazo’s prize for the best new writer in 2001 and has been translated into French, Italian and Spanish. The French edition of Four Walls won the Laure Bataillon prize for the best foreign book and best translation of the year.
Translations In French Le miel des anges, translated by Michel Volkovitch. Paris: Albin Michel, 2004. 280pp. ISBN: 2-226-14976-7 Original Title: Oi tesseris toichoi
In Italian Il miele degli angeli, translated by Maurizio De Rosa. Milano: Crocetti Editore, 2003. 224pp. ISBN: 88-8306-116-0 Original Title: Oi tesseris toichoi
In Spanish Las cuatro paredes, translated by Inés Martín Expósito. Salamanca: Tropismos, 2004. 228pp. ISBN: 84-934015-5-2 Original Title: Oi tesseris toichoi
In English Four Walls, translated by Anne-Marie Stanton-Ife. New York: Marion Boyars, 2006. 200pp. ISBN: 0-7145-3122-7 Original Title: Oi tesseris toichoi
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