| Niki Marangou | |
| Birth Date: | 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Death Date: | 7 February 2013 (aged 65) |
| Death Place: | Fayoum, Egypt |
| Nationality: | Cypriot |
| Works: | Divan |
| Awards: | Cavafy award poetry prize of Athens Academy |
| Website: | Website |
Niki Marangou (1948 – 7 February 2013) was a Greek Cypriot author, poet, and painter.
Marangou was born in Limassol, Cyprus, in 1948.[1] [2] She studied sociology in West Berlin, Germany, from 1965 to 1970.[2]
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.
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] [4] 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.[5] She was given the Konstantin-Kavafis Prize for Poetry in 2008.[5]
Marangou died in Fayoum, Egypt, on 7 February 2013 in a car crash while travelling.[6] [7] She was 65.[8]
Niki Marangou: Von Famagusta nach Wien. Die Geschichte eines Arztes aus Zypern, übers. a. d. Griechischen v. Martin Scharnhorst, 120 S.,, Klagenfurt, Kitab, 2008