About the Author

Vangelis Hatziyannidis was born in 1967 in Serres and lives in Athens. He studied law at Athens University and drama at the Veakis school. He worked as an actor for three years before taking up writing. His first novel, Four Walls won Greek literary magazine Diavazo's prize for the best new writer in 2001 and has been translated into French, Italian and Spanish. The French edition of Four Walls won the Laure Bataillon Prize for the best foreign book and best translation of the year.

Reviews

'Probably the most atmospheric Greek novel of the year.' Greek Vogue magazine 'The bees flew away to an island in order to pollinate the most brilliant idea we have read in a Greek book in years.' Vitrine magazine