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Maria Fakinou was born in Athens in 1976. She studied Translation in Literature and Human Sciences at the European Translation Centre – Literature and Human Sciences (EKEMEL) and has been working as a translator since 2007. She translates and writes literature.
Selected translations
Koren, Yehuda (2007). Στη σκιά μιας άλλης. Ο μοιραίος έρωτας της Άσσια Ουέβιλ με τον Τεντ Χιουζ [A Lover of Unreason]. Athens: Pataki.
Banville, John (2009). Ο ασημένιος κύκνος [The Silver Swan]. Athens: Kastanioti.
Ackroyd, Peter (2010). Πόε: Μια σύντομη ζωή [Poe: A Life Cut Short]. Athens: Pataki.
Zander, Joakim (2016). Ο κολυμβητής [Simmaren]. Athens: Pataki.
Kepler, Lars (2017). Άμμος στα μάτια [Sandmannen]. Athens: Pataki.
Matlwa, Kopano (2018). Το νυχτολούλουδο [Period Pain]. Athens: Ikaros.
Westover, Tara (2019). Μορφωμένη [Educated]. Athens: Ikaros.
Ryan, Donal (2020). Από θάλασσα ήρεμη κι ανάβαθη [From a Low and Quiet Sea]. Athens: Ikaros.
Rooney, Sally (2020). Κανονικοί άνθρωποι [Normal People]. Athens: Pataki.
Nelson, Maggie (2020). Οι Αργοναύτες [The Argonauts]. Athens: antipodes.
Interview: Fotini Patinari and Linda Chyti
Date and place: May 2018, Thessaloniki
Reference: Wiedenmayer, Anthi, Lamprou, Despina and Patinari, Fotini (2021). “Interview with Maria Fakinou", Translators’ PortraitsThessaloniki: School of German Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.