Mamma Santissima

Maira Papathanassopoulou was born in Athens in 1967. She studied German Literature and works as a translator. Her first book, the novel Judas' Wonderful Kiss (1998), climbed immediately to the top of the bestsellers list and has sold more than 300.000 copies. She has published three more novels, Three Men and One Woman (2000), Sweet, Sweet Power (2004) & Blessed are those who mourn (2006). She has also written two children’s picture books, The Spell of Smell (2001) and Don't Cry Wolf (2003). Her books have been translated so far in 15 languages.