THanasis N. Papathanasopoulos

Thanasis Papathanasopoulos (Perista Nafpaktias, 1937), a poet and prose writer, was awarded the Academy of Athens Prize in 1990 for his epic poem "Digenis Akritas" (25,000 fifteen-syllable verses, Athens, 1990). He recently completed the publication of his complete lyrical works in five volumes under the general title "Poems" (Volumes A'-E', Athens, 1987-2007). In the field of prose, he was honored in 1991 with the State Prize for his novel "The Square" (chronicle 1940-1957, Athens, 1991). In 1996, he received the Ouranis Prize from the Academy of Athens for his poetry collection "The Shadow of the Absolute" (Athens, 1996). In 1997, the Society of Christian Letters awarded his poetry collection "Roumeliotika" (second series, Athens, 1997). In 2000, he received the Kazantzakis Prize from the Municipality of Heraklion, Crete, for his essays on Kazantzakis. In 2005, the Parnassos Literary Society awarded him the first prize in their summer theatrical competition for his mythological drama "Meleagros" (Athens, 2005). Other works in prose include: "Trial" (short stories, Athens, 1981), "Depths" (short stories, Athens, 1986), "Laocoon and Other Stories" (Athens, 1990), "The Wild Boar of Calydon" (novel, Athens, 1995), "The Terrible Place" (chronicle 1957-1996, Athens, 1997), "The Pomegranate of Ephesus" (novel, Athens, 2002), "Hunters and Prey" (short stories, Athens, 2002).