Her night on Red
1999 Nominated

Her Night on Red

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

This is the complex story of a woman tearing herself away from a major love affair, driven by the pain of her decision to take a long journey. Arriving eventually on the island of Patmos, the battle to save her life reaches a climax and feeling she is on the verge of losing her soul, she rediscovers herself in the form of a sleeping child. She discovers the true grandeur of love and with it a sense of her own self. Kostis Gimosoulis lives in Athens, where he was born. Her Night on Red is his seventh book.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Kostis
Gimosoulis

Kostis Gimossoulis (Greek: Κωστής Γκιμοσούλης; 1960 – 7 August 2023) was a Greek poet and novelist. He studied law at the University of Athens. He was also a draughtsman and watercolorist, and Μαύρος Χρυσός (Black Gold), a book he published in 2001, contains poems, stories and watercolours he produced.
Kostis Gimossoulis (Greek: Κωστής Γκιμοσούλης; 1960 – 7 August 2023) was a Greek poet and novelist. He studied law at the University of Athens. He was also a draughtsman and watercolorist, and Μαύρος Χρυσός (Black Gold), a book he published in 2001, contains poems, stories and watercolours he produced.

ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Philip
Ramp

American-born poet and translator Philip Ramp came to Greece in 1964. Shortly after moving to Aegina he met the Greek poet and translator Katerina-Angelaki Rooke, and for some years they worked on translation together. He started working on his own in 1975 and has done so ever since.
American-born poet and translator Philip Ramp came to Greece in 1964. Shortly after moving to Aegina he met the Greek poet and translator Katerina-Angelaki Rooke, and for some years they worked on translation together. He started working on his own in 1975 and has done so ever since.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Greece
Publisher
Kedros Publishers,Greece
Translator
Philip Ramp

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