About Me
I was born in Famagusta, Cyprus, and have lived in Athens, Seattle and, for many years, Prague.
I write novels and short stories, often starting from something that catches my attention — a place, a photograph, a historical event, a real person or a human story asking to be told.
My books have received literary awards in Cyprus and Greece and have been translated into several languages.
Books
Vivian Avraamidou Ploumbis is the author of novels, short-story collections and documentary prose. Her work has received literary awards in Greece and Cyprus and has been translated into several languages.
Translated editions are marked by language: EN (English), CZ (Czech), RO (Romanian), TR (Turkish).
Όταν θα πέσουν τα μαύρα
Η Ψυχή του Χρυσού
Zaváto v písku (CZ)
Altinin Ruhu (TR)
Famagusta (RO)
The Soul of Gold (EN)
Στο αδιέξοδο
Στο ρήγμα του χρόνου
Γκαίρλιτς
Προσωπεία περικείμενοι
Ανεμόεσσα
Αιόλου και Πανδρόσου
Μέλι για την κυρά
Větrnice (CZ)
Αυτό φταίει
Της Ντροπής
Η σιωπή μιας αιχμαλωσίας
Haunting Voices (EN)
Και τώρα οι δυο μας
Hlasy z města duchů (CZ)
Gallery
Books, places, encounters and moments along the way.
Selected Past Events
A selection of book presentations, literary events and conversations with readers across different places.
Irish Book Club in Prague
Presentation in Athens
Prague Book Fair
Presentation at Princeton
Thessaloniki Book Fair
Presentation in Milan
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Athens Voice
Fractal
Upcoming Events
Testimonials
Dimitris Kargiotis
Professor of Comparative Literature
“Avraamidou’s fiction transforms historical material into literature, illuminating history through the subjective dimension of human experience — its existential, psychological and emotional fluctuations.”
Kostas G. Papageorgiou
Poet & Literary Critic — on The Soul of Gold
“The author combines fiction and history in just the right proportions. The result is a particularly successful work of historical fiction.”
Tefcros Michaelides
Mathematician · Author
on Haunting Voices
“It took extraordinary courage for Vivian to revisit, in her imagination, her city on the first day of the looting — and extraordinary generosity of spirit to imagine a soldier from the other side who was different from the rest.”
Laura Royo Torres
on Haunting Voices
“More than once, I had to put the book down, overwhelmed by the depth of emotion it evoked. It may be a short book, but it is not one to be read quickly.”
Get in Touch
For literary events, book presentations, interviews, collaborations, or any other enquiries, please feel free to get in touch. I would be happy to hear from you.