Greek author Alexis Stamatis will present his recently translated into English novel: American Fugue (National Endowment for the Arts International Literature Award).
Born in 1960, Stamatis is the author of eight novels and novellas, as well as six collections of poetry. He has worked as Chief Editor of Foreign Literature for the Metaixmio Publishing House in Greece, in addition to having worked as a journalist, literary critic, and architect. His honors include the 1st Award of the City of Athens. Although some of Stamatis' books have been translated into English,  American Fugue is the first to be published in the United States.