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
A selection of recent books and translated editions.
Ongoing Activity
Projects and initiatives currently in progress.
Gallery
Books, places, encounters and moments along the way.
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.