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.
Gay Rights activism
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]
List of works
Fiction
The Book of Vice (short stories, Exandas, 1999)transl. Le livre des vices (Le serpent à plumes, 2001), Il libro dei vizi (Edizioni Est/Ouest, 2002)
Rabastin (novel, Exandas, 1999)
The Square (novel, Exandas, 2000)
Haunted (novel, Exandas, 2001)
Animal (whodunit, Exandas, 2002)
The Streets Sculptor (novella, Odos Panos, 2002 – shortlisted for the Greek National Book Award–category:short fiction)
The Man Faeries (whodunit, Exandas, 2003)
La Gioconda's Son (novella, Exandas, 2003) trans. Le fils de la Joconde (Le serpent à plumes, 2007)
The Rabies (novella, Minoas, 2004)
Testosterone (original script for the movie by George Panoussoupoulos, 2004)
Shameless Suicides (novel, Kastaniotis, 2005)
The Demonizer (novel, Kastaniotis, 2007)
The Obliteration of Nicos (novel, Kastaniotis, 2008)
SIXTEEN (novel, Kastaniotis, 2010)
Children's literature
Whatever Happened to Dorothy Snot? (Patakis, 2003 – Greek National Book Award for Children's Literature - transl. into Spanish by Ediciones Santillana as "La desaparición de Claudia Braun")
The Rabbits’ Revolution (Kastaniotis, 2004)
Mommy Doesn’t Want to Buy Me a Pet (Patakis, 2005)
The Haunted Tower of Ursula de Fluff (Patakis, 2005)
Santa Claus and the Little Devil (Kastaniotis, 2006)
Little Santa (Ellinika Grammata, 2006)
The Accursed Talisman of Meowfertiti (Patakis, 2007)
Little Rouala (Kastaniotis, 2009)
Translations
Les Sandals, by Jorge Semprun (Exandas, 2003)
Les Onze Mille Verges, by Guillaume Apollinaire (Exandas, 2005)
Down the Rabbit's Hole, by Peter Abrahams (Patakis, 2005)
Ludmilla's Broken English, by D.B.C. Pierre (Ellinika Grammata, 2006)
Christine Falls, by Benjamin Black (Kastaniotis, 2006)
Postcards, by Annie Proulx (Kastaniotis, 2007)
Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov (To Vima, 2007)
Terrorist, by John Updike (Kastaniotis, 2007)
Behind the Curtain, by Peter Abrahams (Patakis, 2007)
The Road, by Cormac McCarhty (Kastaniotis, 2007)
Night Watch, by Sarah Waters (Kastaniotis, 2007)
The Gathering, by Anne Enright (Kastaniotis, 2007)
No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy (Kastaniotis, 2008)
Black Girl / White Girl, by Joyce Carol Oates (Kastaniotis, 2008)
Oil!, by Upton Sinclair (Kastaniotis, 2008)
Bad Dirt, by Annie Proulx (Kastaniotis, 2008)
Into the Dark, by Peter Abrahams (Patakis, 2008)
The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry (Kastaniotis, 2009)
References
^ ab"Auguste Corteau | International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
^"2014 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
^"Στη Δικαιοσύνη προσφεύγει ο Α.Κορτώ κατά του Δ.Βερύκιου (Recourse to justice against D. Verykios from A. Corteau)" (in Greek). To Vima. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
^ (in Greek). lifo.gr. 2014-11-03. Archived from the original on 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
^"Το Facebook "κατέβασε" φωτογραφία του Αύγουστου Κορτώ όπου φιλά το σύζυγό του (Facebook withdrew an Auguste Corteau picture where he kisses his spouse" (in Greek). Huffington Post Greece. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
^"Σύμφωνο Συμβίωσης υπέγραψε ο Αύγουστος Κορτώ (Auguste Corteau signed a Cohabitation Pact)" (in Greek). avmag.gr. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
External links
Official website
April 23, 2023
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Auguste Corteau news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Auguste Corteau Greek Aygoystos Kortw is the pen name of the Greek author Petros Hadjopoulos Petros Xatzopoylos Auguste CorteauBorn1979ThessalonikiOccupationWriterLanguageGreek EnglishNationalityGreekEducationMedicine Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGenreFiction children s literatureYears active1996 TodayNotable worksThe book of KaterinaWebsitecorteau wbr gr Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Gay Rights activism 4 List of works 4 1 Fiction 4 2 Children s literature 4 3 Translations 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditCorteau was born in Thessaloniki in 1979 Career EditIn 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 Gay Rights activism EditAuguste 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 List of works EditFiction Edit The Book of Vice short stories Exandas 1999 transl Le livre des vices Le serpent a plumes 2001 Il libro dei vizi Edizioni Est Ouest 2002 Rabastin novel Exandas 1999 The Square novel Exandas 2000 Haunted novel Exandas 2001 Animal whodunit Exandas 2002 The Streets Sculptor novella Odos Panos 2002 shortlisted for the Greek National Book Award category short fiction The Man Faeries whodunit Exandas 2003 La Gioconda s Son novella Exandas 2003 trans Le fils de la Joconde Le serpent a plumes 2007 The Rabies novella Minoas 2004 Testosterone original script for the movie by George Panoussoupoulos 2004 Shameless Suicides novel Kastaniotis 2005 The Demonizer novel Kastaniotis 2007 The Obliteration of Nicos novel Kastaniotis 2008 SIXTEEN novel Kastaniotis 2010 Children s literature Edit Whatever Happened to Dorothy Snot Patakis 2003 Greek National Book Award for Children s Literature transl into Spanish by Ediciones Santillana as La desaparicion de Claudia Braun The Rabbits Revolution Kastaniotis 2004 Mommy Doesn t Want to Buy Me a Pet Patakis 2005 The Haunted Tower of Ursula de Fluff Patakis 2005 Santa Claus and the Little Devil Kastaniotis 2006 Little Santa Ellinika Grammata 2006 The Accursed Talisman of Meowfertiti Patakis 2007 Little Rouala Kastaniotis 2009 Translations Edit Les Sandals by Jorge Semprun Exandas 2003 Les Onze Mille Verges by Guillaume Apollinaire Exandas 2005 Down the Rabbit s Hole by Peter Abrahams Patakis 2005 Les Anges Brulent by Thibault de Montaigu Hestia 2006 Close Range by Annie Proulx Kastaniotis 2006 Villages by John Updike Kastaniotis 2006 Ludmilla s Broken English by D B C Pierre Ellinika Grammata 2006 Christine Falls by Benjamin Black Kastaniotis 2006 Postcards by Annie Proulx Kastaniotis 2007 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov To Vima 2007 Terrorist by John Updike Kastaniotis 2007 Behind the Curtain by Peter Abrahams Patakis 2007 The Road by Cormac McCarhty Kastaniotis 2007 Night Watch by Sarah Waters Kastaniotis 2007 The Gathering by Anne Enright Kastaniotis 2007 No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy Kastaniotis 2008 Black Girl White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates Kastaniotis 2008 Oil by Upton Sinclair Kastaniotis 2008 Bad Dirt by Annie Proulx Kastaniotis 2008 Into the Dark by Peter Abrahams Patakis 2008 The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry Kastaniotis 2009 References Edit a b Auguste Corteau International Writing Program iwp uiowa edu 2015 Retrieved 4 April 2015 2014 Resident Participants The International Writing Program iwp uiowa edu Retrieved 2017 04 10 Sth Dikaiosynh prosfeygei o A Kortw kata toy D Berykioy Recourse to justice against D Verykios from A Corteau in Greek To Vima 2014 03 07 Retrieved 2015 05 02 O Aygoystos Kortw pantreythke sthn Nea Yorkh Auguste Corteau was married in New York in Greek lifo gr 2014 11 03 Archived from the original on 2015 08 14 Retrieved 2015 05 02 To Facebook katebase fwtografia toy Aygoystoy Kortw opoy fila to syzygo toy Facebook withdrew an Auguste Corteau picture where he kisses his spouse in Greek Huffington Post Greece 2015 04 14 Retrieved 2015 05 02 Symfwno Symbiwshs ypegrapse o Aygoystos Kortw Auguste Corteau signed a Cohabitation Pact in Greek avmag gr 25 January 2016 Retrieved 2016 01 29 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Auguste Corteau amp oldid 1132027847, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
