Vassilis Vassilikos, one of Greece's most acclaimed novelists, has published more than 90 books, including novels, short stories, essays, poetry and plays. His novel Z was first published 1967 and has since been translated into 32 languages. Karen Emmerich is the recipient of Fulbright and Onassis fellowships, and has translated work by Rhea Galanake and Margarita Karapanou to great acclaim. In 1999 she won the Elizabeth Constantinides Translation Prize from the Modern Greek Studies Association.