Lena Frangopoulou was born in 1962 on the island of Limnos. She holds a degree in Civil Engineering (NTUA), French Philology (University of Athens), and Spanish Philology (University of Athens) – in that order.
She has worked as a translation instructor, interpreter, translator, editor, columnist, and copywriter – not in that order.
Her translations include:
Nicaragua, Incident 315 by Julián Egea Martínez (Theatre of NEOS KOSMOS)
The Movie Teller by Hernán Rivera Letelier (Antipodes 2019, Athens Festival, ARGO Theatre, PLYFA Theatre, BIOS Theatre)
Out in the Open by Jesús Carrasco (Antipodes)
The Blind Coast by Carlos María Domínguez (Patakis)
The House of Paper by Carlos María Domínguez (Patakis)
La Regenta by Leopoldo Alas “Clarín” (Aiolos, Cervantes Literary Translation Award 2004)
Her short stories have been awarded in literary competitions and published in collective volumes. One of her novellas has been published by Patakis under a literary pseudonym and was staged at the EPI KOLONO Theatre (for three seasons, 2018–2019).
