Kostas Kalfopoulos

Kostas Th. Kalfopoulos was born in Piraeus. He studied Sociology, History, and Politics at the University of Hamburg. He is a regular contributor to the newspaper "Kathimerini" on cultural topics and serves as a correspondent for German-speaking media. Additionally, he is involved in editorial work within the publishing industry. His interests include literature, football, youth cultures, and, of course, pinball. He has published two crime novellas and a collection of short stories. His works include: "In the Age of Wandering. Texts in the Era 1996-2000" (Athens: Alexandria, 2000); "The Qualitative Tradition in Social Sciences" (editor-introduction) (Athens: Nisos, 2003); "Georg Simmel. Wandering in Modernity: Sociological, Philosophical, Aesthetic Texts" (co-edited with Spyros Gagas) (Athens: Alexandria, 2004); "Far from RAF 30 Years from the 'German Autumn'" (Athens: Alternative Editions, 2007); "Cafe Lukacs-Budapest Noir" (Athens: Agra, 2008); "Frame by Frame and Other Stories" (Athens: Agra, 2013); "18 Texts for Giannis Maris" (editor, introduction, text) (Athens: Patakis, 2016); "Pinball" (Athens: Gramma, 2016).