Filippos Mandilaras
, b. 1965
Filippos Mandilaras is a prolific and well-known writer of children’s illustrated books and of young adults’ novels. Mandilaras studied French Literature in Sorbonne, Paris. His latest novel, which was published in May 2016, is entitled Υπέροχος Κόσμος [Wonderful World], and it recounts the story of teenage life in a deprived Athenian district. With his illustrated books, Mandilaras aims to encourage parents and teachers to improvise by adding words when reading stories to children. Mandilaras is interested in the anthropology of extraordinary creatures and his forthcoming work is about Modern Greek Mythologies.
Sources:
In Greek:
Profile on EP Books' website (accessed: June 27, 2018).
i-read.i-teen.gr (accessed: June 27, 2018).
Public Blog, published 15 September 2015 (accessed: June 27, 2018).
Press Publica, published 28 January 2017 (accessed: June 27, 2018).
Linkedin.com, published published 6 May 2016 (accessed: February 6, 2019).
In English:
Amazon.com (accessed: June 27, 2018).
On Mandoulides' website, published 7 March 2017 (accessed: June 27, 2018).
In German:
literaturfestival.com (accessed: June 27, 2018).
Bio prepared by Katerina Volioti, University of Roehampton, Katerina.Volioti@roehampton.ac.uk
Records in database:
- Achilles and Hector [Αχιλλέας και Έκτορας (Achilléas kai Éktoras)]
- Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty [Αφροδίτη η θεά της ομορφιάς (Afrodítī ī theá tīs omorfiás)]
- Apollo and Artemis [Απόλλωνας και Άρτεμη (Apóllōnas kai Ártemī)]
- Crete – From Minos to Today [Κρήτη – Από τον Μίνωα ως σήμερα (Krī́tī – Apó ton Mínōa ōs sī́mera)]
- Daedalus and Icarus [Δαίδαλος και Ίκαρος (Daídalos kai Íkaros)]
- Dionysos, the Merry God [Διόνυσος, ο κεφάτος θεός (Diónysos, o kefátos theós)]
- Herakles [Ο Ηρακλής (O Īraklī́s)]
- Hermes. The god for all chores [Ερμής, ο θεός για όλες τις δουλειές (Ermī́s, o theós gia óles tis douleiés)]
- Jason and the Argonauts [Ο Ιάσονας και η Αργοναυτική Εκστρατεία (O Iásonas kai ī Argonaftikī́ Ekstrateía)]
- Leonidas and the Battle at Thermopylae [Ο Λεωνίδας (O Leōnídas)]
- Odysseus' Journey [Το ταξίδι του Οδυσσέα (To taxídi tou Odysséa)]
- Paris and Beautiful Helen [Ο Πάρις και η ωραία Ελένη (O Páris kai i ōraía Elénī)]
- Pericles and the Golden Century [Ο Περικλής και ο Χρυσός Αιώνας (O Periklī́s kai o Chrysós Aiṓnas)]
- Poseidon. The sea god [Ποσειδώνας. Ο Θεός της θάλασσας (Poseidṓnas. O theós tīs thálassas)]
- Solon. The Wise Statesman [Σόλωνας, ο σοφός νομοθέτης (Sólōnas, o sofós nomothétīs)]
- The Battle of Marathon [Η μάχη του Μαραθώνα (I máchī tou Marathṓna)]
- The Cyclades: Jewels in the Aegean [Κυκλάδες. Πετράδια στο Αιγαίο (Kykládes. Petrádia sto Aigaío)]
- The Frogs [Βάτραχοι (Vátrachoi)]
- The Golden Fleece [Το χρυσόμαλλο δέρας (To chrysómallo déras)]
- The Olympic Games [Οι Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες (Oi Olympiakoí Agṓnes)]
- The Trojan Horse [Ο δούρειος ίππος (O doúreios íppos)]
- The Twelve Gods of Olympus [Οι 12 θεοί του Ολύμπου (Oi 12 theoí tou Olýmpou)]
- Theseus [Ο Θησέας (O Thīséas)]
- Thessaloniki – Town at the Crossroads of Two Worlds [Θεσσαλονίκη, πόλη στο σταυροδρόμι δύο κόσμων (Thessaloníkī, pólī sto stavrodrómi dýo kósmōn)]
