Konstantinos Poulis was born in Athens in 1973. An essayist, satirist, journalist, television presenter, radio host, and translator, Poulis is editor at Greece’s ThePressProject and host and head writer of the satirical television show Anaskopisi [Roundup]. Thermostat, his first published collection of short stories, appeared in 2014 with Melani Editions and was shortlisted for the Greek national prize for debut author. His latest book is Τὸ ἀλέτρι καὶ τὸ smart-phone: συζητήσεις μὲ τὸν πατέρα μου [The Plough and the Smartphone: Conversations with My Father] (Melani Editions, 2018).