Ioanna Karystiani (born September 8, 1952, in Chania, Crete) is a Greek screenwriter and winner of the Greek National Book Award. Born in 1952 in Chania, Crete, to a family from Asia Minor, Karystiani studied Law. She worked as a cartoonist for various media, including the Greek communist newspaper Rizospastis and the magazines "Tetarto", "Ena", and "Eikones". She also worked as a scriptwriter, establishing a reputation in the Greek film industry. She resides in Athens and on the Greek island of Andros. She is married to the Greek film director Pantelis Voulgaris, with whom she has two children. They have collaborated on films such as Nyfes and Psyhi Vathia. Ioanna Karystiani achieved success with her short story collection "I kyria Kataki" (Mrs Kataki) and her novel "Mikra Anglia" (Little England, published in English as "The Jasmine Island"). The novel portrays the romances, lives, and work of a family within the sailor community of Andros island in the early twentieth century. The novel received the Greek National Award for Literature. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Ioanna Karystiani is an acclaimed Greek screenwriter and award-winning novelist recognized for her contributions to national cinema and literature.
She is known for writing screenplays and source material for notable historical and romantic dramas such as Little England, Brides, and The Last Note.
She received the Greek National Book Award for her novel depicting the lives of sailor communities on the island of Andros.
