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Auguste Corteau | |
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Thessaloniki |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Greek, English |
Nationality | Greek |
Education | Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Genre | Fiction, children's literature |
Years active | 1996 - Today |
Notable works | The book of Katerina |
Website | |
corteau |
Auguste Corteau (Greek: Αύγουστος Κορτώ; born 1979) is the pen name of the Greek author Petros Hadjopoulos (Πέτρος Χατζόπουλος).
Corteau was born in Thessaloniki, in 1979.
In addition to the fourteen novels, novellas and short stories collections he has published over the years, he has also worked extensively as a translator, and has translated into Greek numerous works by English-language writers, amongst them books by Nabokov, Banville, Updike, Annie Proulx and Cormac McCarthy. [1]
In 2004 Corteau won the Greek National Book Award for Children's Literature and the IBBY Prize for Best Children's Novel. [1]
In 2014, he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. [2]
His latest novel, The Book of Katherine, chronicled his mother's lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder. It was adapted for stage by George Nanouris in 2014, starring Lena Papaligoura in the leading role and musician Lolek in the musical background of the performance.
Auguste Corteau is an activist against discrimination based on sexual orientation, and has even received verbal attacks on his positions. [3] In November 2014, he married his partner in the state of New York. [4] [5] In January 2016, he signed with his partner a Cohabitation Pact, being the first same-sex couple after the law was passed in the Hellenic Parliament. [6] He and his partner Anastasios Samouilidis were the first same-sex couple to get married at Athens City Hall, three weeks after same-sex marriage was legalized in Greece on February 15, 2024. [7] [8]
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Auguste Corteau | |
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Thessaloniki |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | Greek, English |
Nationality | Greek |
Education | Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Genre | Fiction, children's literature |
Years active | 1996 - Today |
Notable works | The book of Katerina |
Website | |
corteau |
Auguste Corteau (Greek: Αύγουστος Κορτώ; born 1979) is the pen name of the Greek author Petros Hadjopoulos (Πέτρος Χατζόπουλος).
Corteau was born in Thessaloniki, in 1979.
In addition to the fourteen novels, novellas and short stories collections he has published over the years, he has also worked extensively as a translator, and has translated into Greek numerous works by English-language writers, amongst them books by Nabokov, Banville, Updike, Annie Proulx and Cormac McCarthy. [1]
In 2004 Corteau won the Greek National Book Award for Children's Literature and the IBBY Prize for Best Children's Novel. [1]
In 2014, he participated in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. [2]
His latest novel, The Book of Katherine, chronicled his mother's lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder. It was adapted for stage by George Nanouris in 2014, starring Lena Papaligoura in the leading role and musician Lolek in the musical background of the performance.
Auguste Corteau is an activist against discrimination based on sexual orientation, and has even received verbal attacks on his positions. [3] In November 2014, he married his partner in the state of New York. [4] [5] In January 2016, he signed with his partner a Cohabitation Pact, being the first same-sex couple after the law was passed in the Hellenic Parliament. [6] He and his partner Anastasios Samouilidis were the first same-sex couple to get married at Athens City Hall, three weeks after same-sex marriage was legalized in Greece on February 15, 2024. [7] [8]