Niki Marangou

Niki Marangou (1948 – 7 February 2013) was a Greek Cypriot author and artist.

Niki Marangou
Born1948
Limassol, Cyprus
Died7 February 2013 (aged 65)
Fayoum, Egypt
NationalityCypriot
Notable workDivan
AwardsCavafy award
poetry prize of Athens Academy
WebsiteWebsite

Early life and education

Marangou was born in Limassol, Cyprus, in 1948.[1][2] She studied sociology in West Berlin, Germany, from 1965 to 1970.[2]

Career

After graduation, Marangou worked as a dramaturge at the Cyprus Theatre Organisation.[1] She also ran a bookshop in Nicosia.[2] She was the author of books of prose, poetry and children’s fairy tales.[2] She was also a painter and had seven solo exhibitions.[2] Her first solo exhibition was in 1975.[3] She was a member of the Hellenic Authors Society and the Cyprus Writers Association.[2]

Some of her books were translated into German and Spanish.[4]

Awards

Marangou received different awards. In 1998, she was awarded the Cavafy prize for poetry in Alexandria.[2] In 2006, she was awarded the poetry prize of the Athens Academy for her book Divan.[2][5] In 2007 her novel The Demon of Lust was described as one of the ten best Greek short story books by literature magazine Diavaso Rewards.[4] She was given the Konstantin-Kavafis Prize for Poetry in 2008.[4]

Death

Marangou died in Fayoum, Egypt, on 7 February 2013 in a car crash while travelling.[6][7] She was 65.[8]

Book

Niki Marangou: Von Famagusta nach Wien. Die Geschichte eines Arztes aus Zypern, übers. a. d. Griechischen v. Martin Scharnhorst, 120 S., ISBN 978-3-902585-08-0, Klagenfurt, Kitab, 2008

References
  1. "Award winning author and artist Niki Marangou dies". Cyprus Mail. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. "Marangou, Niki". Cyprus Pen. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. "Niki Marangou: Bio". In Focus. 9 (3). September 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. "Remembering Niki Marangou at Europa literarisch by EUNIC Berlin, 4 June". European Union National Institute for Culture. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. "Niki Marangou from Cyprus". Goethe Institut. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  6. "Nikki Marangou, writer and painter killed in fatal car accident in Egypt on excursion to Fayoum". CYBC. 8 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  7. "Niki Marangou dies". In Cyprus. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  8. "Coming home". ISG. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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