Vassilis Steriadis (Greek: Βασίλης Στεριάδης; 1947–2003) was a Greek poet and critic.[1]
Vassilis Steriadis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 Volos, Greece |
| Died | 2003 (aged 55–56) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Poet, critic |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Period | 1970–2002 |
Life
editHe studied Law at the University of Athens and Italian at the Universita per Stranieri in Perugia, Italy. He worked as a lawyer until 2002.
From 1969 on, he collaborated with many literary periodicals (Lotos, Hroniko etc.), and from 1976 to 1984 he was writing critical articles and book reviews for the newspaper Kathimerini. He coined the literary term Genia tou 70, which refers to Greek authors who began publishing their work during the 1970s, especially towards the end of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974 and at the first years of the Metapolitefsi.
Works
editPoetry
edit- Ο κ. Ιβο (Mr Ivo), 1970
- Το ιδιωτικό αεροπλάνο (The Personal Airplane), 1971
- Ντικ ο χλομός (Pale Dick), 1976
- Το χαμένο κολλιέ (The Lost Necklace), 1983
- Ο προπονητής παίκτης (The Trainer Player), 1992
- Χριστούγεννα της Ισοπαλίας (Equalizing Christmas), 2002
Prose
editΗ κατηγορία Α1 (Category A1), novel, 1979
References
edit- ^ Sturrock, John (1997). The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature. Oxford University Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-19-283318-1.
External links
edit- His page at the website of the Hellenic Authors' Society (Greek) and (English)Archived 2004-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- His books at Kedros publishers
- Two poems by Vasilis Steriadis[1]