
Known for
Writing
Born
March 4, 1851
Birthplace
Skiathos, Greece
Died
January 3, 1911 (aged 59)
Alexandros Papadiamantis (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Παπαδιαμάντης; 4 March 1851 – 3 January 1911) was an influential Greek novelist, short-story writer and poet.
Papadiamantis was born in Greece, on the island of Skiathos, in the western part of the Aegean Sea. The island would figure prominently in his work. His father was a priest. He moved to Athens as a young man to complete his high school studies, and enrolled at the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens, but never completed his studies. This happened because he had economic difficulties, and had to find a job to make a living.
He returned to his native island in later life, where he would spend the rest of his life and eventually...
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Novel, Original Story
2021
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Original Story, Novel
1993
Writer
1974
Original Story, Novel
1965
Short Story