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Constantina Maud (pen name of Konstantina Koutsoupia) is a bilingual writer.

Hydranos--her debut fantasy novel published in Greek (2014) and in English (2018)--attained 17th place on the hourly 'Top 100 Amazon Best Sellers - Greco-roman Myth & Legend Fantasy Fiction' list.

Other works of hers include the short stories YT-79605 (attained 29th place on the hourly 'Top 100 Amazon Best Sellers - Literary Short Stories' list) and Rite of Passage (published in the anthology 'Conversations' by Kingston University Press). Flash fiction stories of hers have appeared on the literary platform ‘121 Words’.

Holder of a Master of Laws in History and Theory of Law from the University of Athens [thesis: The Law of War in Thucydides's Work], she has years-long
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Constantina Maud There is no fixed routine in my case, as I have found out throughout my novel writing years. The certain thing is I can never leave something unfinish…moreThere is no fixed routine in my case, as I have found out throughout my novel writing years. The certain thing is I can never leave something unfinished, so ultimately I always end up putting that final dot in the last page. Having some characters that you just have to hang out with no matter what, though, as well as a story that just wants to be told helps a great deal of course ~(less)
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Korean literature meets Greek readership 101

책은 사람을 창조한다.
People create books and books create people.
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The first time I sat down to brainstorm about the outline of this article, I reread the above inspiring quote written on my tea mug–a bookish item I acquired a decade ago from a beloved bookshop in Panepistimou St. in Athens. This concise phrase is, to say the least, a testament to the importance of books and literature in Korean culture and Read more of this blog post »
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"Pain is not the only essence of our God, nor is hope in a future life or a life on this earth, neither joy nor victory. Every religion that holds up to worship one of these primordial aspects of God narrows our hearts and our minds.

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“Wouldn’t the joys of life lose all colour, if life was eternal?”
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“True siblings are bound together by far more essential things than blood, while more times than many blood isn't thicker than water.”
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“Everything makes so much more sense, when you forget what life forces you to remember.”
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“Why should injustice, the darkness of justice, exist and not be an imperfect entry in a book unread for centuries? Until it is so forgotten, that no one remembers it was ever there.”
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“Envy, however, is a thoroughly doomed state. And the only pity would be to let it introduce hatred to your heart. Hate only what you love.”
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“What a thraldom, to be able to dream and only then to be free!”
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