European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2016) Winner
Antonis Georgiou
アントニス・ゲオルギウ
Antonis Georgiou
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-01-01 （Limassol, Cyprus）
- Nationality
- Cypriot
- Languages
- Greek, English
Career
- Occupations
- Lawyer, Writer
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University in Moscow | — | Law | — | — | Russia |
University in Moscow
Law
Country:
Russia
Studied law in Moscow.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Cyprus State Prize | An Album of Stories | — | Government of Cyprus | 受賞 |
| 2016 | EU Prize for Literature | An Album of Stories | — | European Union (EU) | 受賞 |
| — | Theatre Prize of the Cyprus Theatre Organization | My Beloved Washing Machine | 演劇 | Cyprus Theatre Organization | 受賞 |
Cyprus State Prize
2014
Work:
An Album of Stories
Organization:
Government of Cyprus
Result:
受賞
EU Prize for Literature
2016
Work:
An Album of Stories
Organization:
European Union (EU)
Result:
受賞
Theatre Prize of the Cyprus Theatre Organization
Work:
My Beloved Washing Machine
Category:
演劇
Organization:
Cyprus Theatre Organization
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Full Moon Minus One
PoetryA collection of poems exploring daily life and personal memory.
daily lifememory
Sweet Bloody Life
Short storiesA short-story collection mixing humor and pathos.
humorpathosurban life
My Beloved Washing Machine
PlayA play that highlights human relationships through small everyday events.
everyday liferelationships
The Disease
2009 PlayA 2009 play dealing with illness and anxiety.
illnessanxiety
Our Garden
2011 PlayA 2011 play depicting conflicts between community and the individual.
communityindividual
La Belote
2014 PlayA 2014 play; the title alludes to a card game and carries allegorical meaning.
gamesallegory
I Was Lysistrata
2016 PlayA 2016 play that reimagines classical motifs for the contemporary stage.
classical reinterpretationgender
An Album of Stories
2014 NovelA book combining several interconnected stories; it depicts Cypriot society and the individual and led to major awards.
societymemoryidentity
Bibliography
- Full Moon Minus One
- Sweet Bloody Life
- My Beloved Washing Machine
- The Disease
- Our Garden
- La Belote
- I Was Lysistrata
- An Album of Stories
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- genre-crossing versatile stylecontemporary, observational, and measured prose
- Recurring Motifs
- details of everyday lifetensions between society and the individualcoexistence of humor and pathos
Legacy
One of the prominent contemporary Cypriot writers active across drama, poetry, and prose. His book 'An Album of Stories' won national and European awards, contributing to international recognition of Cypriot literature.
Trivia
- He practices as a lawyer while also writing as an author.
- He helps edit the Cypriot literary magazine Anef.
- Several of his plays have been performed in Cyprus.
- 'An Album of Stories' won the Cyprus State Prize and the EU Prize for Literature.