Gianni Skaragas

Gianni Skaragas is a novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. His English work includes Prime Numbers (2009) and, most recently, The Lady of Ro and Other Stories. His awards and fellowships include honors from organizations in the US and Europe and the Copper Nickel Editors’ Prize in Prose (University of Colorado, 2018). His most recent contribution to WLT, “The History of Grains,” appeared in the September 2017 issue.

Keeping My Mother Alive

Summer 2020
Gianni Skaragas

The Greek government announced plans to reopen the vital tourism sector as the country is likely to suffer the worst recession in the European Union this year. Photo: Gianni Skaragas In Gr...
The History of Grains

September 2017
Gianni Skaragas

Life jackets and a boat used by refugees and migrants to cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey lie abandoned on the Greek island of Lesbos (Photo: Aris Messinis / AFP / Getty Images) An intimate yet u...