European Union Prize for Literature
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Edition 3 (2011) Winner
Kostas Hatziantoniou
コスタス・ハツィアントニウ
Kostas Hatziantoniou
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965 （Rhodes, Greece）
- Nationality
- Greek
- Languages
- Greek, English
- Residence History
- Rhodes (born and raised) → Athens (studies and professional activity)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, historian, essayist, novelist, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1990-
- Affiliations
- Kostis Palamas Foundation (executive committee)
- Memberships
- Kostis Palamas Foundation (executive committee member)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Law School | Political Science and Public Administration | — | — | Greece |
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Law School
/ Political Science and Public Administration
Country:
Greece
Studied political science and public administration
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | EU Prize for Literature | Agrigento | — | EU Prize for Literature organization | 受賞 |
| — | PEN Club award | — | — | PEN Club | 受賞 |
| — | Society of Christian Letters award | — | — | Society of Christian Letters | 受賞 |
| — | P. Foteas essay prize | — | — | P. Foteas prize organization | 受賞 |
EU Prize for Literature
2011
Work:
Agrigento
Organization:
EU Prize for Literature organization
Result:
受賞
PEN Club award
Organization:
PEN Club
Result:
受賞
Society of Christian Letters award
Organization:
Society of Christian Letters
Result:
受賞
P. Foteas essay prize
Organization:
P. Foteas prize organization
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Jephthae's Daughter
1992 short stories 114 pagesAn early collection of stories exploring mythic and religious motifs and personal conflicts.
mythfaithpersonal conflict
The Book of Black Bile
2001 short fiction 174 pagesA collection of short fiction focusing on inner darkness, historical memory, and nostalgia.
memorynostalgiahistory
Agrigento
2009 novel 293 pagesA novel weaving history and personal narratives, dealing with the Mediterranean world, migration and memory. It won the EU Prize for Literature.
migrationMediterraneanmemoryidentity
Bibliography
- Jephthae's Daughter (1992)
- Nationalism and “Hellinikotita” (1993; 2nd ed. 2003)
- Asia Minor: The struggle of 1919-1922 (1994; 4th ed. 2004)
- The Book of Black Bile (2001)
- Himara (2002)
- History of Modern Greece (1821-1941) (2002; 2nd ed. 2007)
- Agrigento (2009; 2nd ed. 2011)
- Cyprus 1954-1974: From the epic to the tragedy (2007)
- Nicolaos Plastiras (biography) (1998; 2nd ed. 2006)
- Theodoros Pangalos (biography) (2005)
- The debt and the “tokos” (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- narration crossing history and fictionanalytical, essayistic proselyrical yet documentary-driven description
- Recurring Motifs
- homeland and memorynationalism and identityMediterranean history
Legacy
Kostas Hatziantoniou is known as a writer and scholar who moves between historical research and literature, acclaimed for works addressing modern Greek historical consciousness and identity. His novel Agrigento won the EU Prize for Literature and attracted international attention.
Academic Societies
- Kostis Palamas Foundation
Trivia
- Agrigento won the EU Prize for Literature in 2011.
- The related Wikipedia article is noted as relying largely on a single source.