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Nikos Poulinakis was born in Athens on October 25, 1960, son of Antonis and Pagona Poulinakis. He attends the 1st Public Elementary School of Nea Chalkidona. In 1976, he starts working at the Ionian and Laiki Bank. Three years later, he graduates from the 1st Night school of Athens. He completes his military obligations in the Air force from 1981 to 1983, and then returns to his job at the bank.

From 1988-1993 he becomes culturally active. At the same time, he becomes part of the editorial board of the Ionian Bank Employees Association for the publication of the magazine “EKFRASI”.

As he matures, he never stops worrying about the children of this world who have to face the nightmare of everyday life.

He is fond of the theater of shadows, and a collector of bank notes.

In 2005, he takes his first plunge into the world of fairytales and tastes their sweetness. Thus one moonlit night the moon gave him his magic slippers. Once he puts them on, he flies beyond the realm of imagination. Ever since he was a young boy, he travelled with the dragons and pixies of his imagination.
Nikos Poulinakis is a member of the Greek Department of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), a member of the Non Profit Environmental Organization for Friends of the Natural History Goulandri Museum, and of the Greek Department of UNICEF.

His first book, “The Breaths of Astroboilis’ Dreams and Barefoot Notes” is a fascinating fairytale full of tenderness, love and hope. The reader is carried away to participate in a series of dream-like adventures with Stratis Astroboilis as a guide.