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Petros Markaris

Born

in Istanbul, Turkey

January 01, 1937

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Petros Markaris (Greek: Πέτρος Μάρκαρης) was born in Istanbul to an Armenian father and a Greek mother. He is one of the most successful living Greek authors. After studying economics, Markaris went on to work as a screenplay writer. He has lived in Germany and Austria for several years and translated Goethe and Brecht into Greek. International fame came through his series of crime novels featuring the eccentric Athenian detective Kostas Haritos, of which there are now five. Markaris lives in Athens and also co-writes film scripts with Theo Angelopoulos. ...more

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Average rating: 3.61 · 17,695 ratings · 1,848 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Late-Night News (Costas Haritos #1) 3.73 avg rating — 2,847 ratings — published 1995 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Difesa a zona (Kostas Charitos #2) by Petros Markaris, Andrea Di Gregorio (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 1,440 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ληξιπρόθεσμα δάνεια (Η Τριλογία της Κρίσεως, #1 ) by Petros Markaris, Πέτρος Μάρκαρης 3.67 avg rating — 1,358 ratings — published 2010 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Si è suicidato il Che (Kostas Charitos #3) by Petros Markaris, Andrea Di Gregorio (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 1,269 ratings — published 2003 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Παλιά, πολύ παλιά (Κώστας Χαρίτος, #5) by Petros Markaris, Πέτρος Μάρκαρης 3.67 avg rating — 1,242 ratings — published 2008 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Περαίωση (Η Τριλογία της Κρίσεως, #2) by Petros Markaris, Πέτρος Μάρκαρης 3.70 avg rating — 1,058 ratings — published 2011 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La lunga estate calda del commissario Charitos (Kostas Charitos, #4) by Petros Markaris, Andrea Di Gregorio (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 980 ratings — published 2006 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ψωμί, παιδεία, ελευθερία (Η Τριλογία της Κρίσεως, #3 ) by Petros Markaris, Πέτρος Μάρκαρης 3.60 avg rating — 962 ratings — published 2011 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Offshore by Petros Markaris, Πέτρος Μάρκαρης 3.56 avg rating — 726 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Universidad para asesinos (Detective Kostas Jaritos nº 12) by Petros Markaris, Ersi Marina Samara Spiliotopulu (Translator) 3.40 avg rating — 751 ratings — published 2018 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kostas Haritos (16 books)
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Η Τριλογία της Κρίσεως (4 books)
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“... ξέρει να επιστρατεύει αριστοτεχνικά τη δουλοπρέπεια σαν ηρεμιστικό.”
― Petros Markaris, Περαίωση

tags: humour, servility

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“¿Qué quiere que le diga? Gente tranquila, más pobre que las ratas. Aunque, tal como va el mundo, llamamos tranquilos a los que tienen miedo.”
― Petros Markaris, The Late-Night News

tags: life-philosophy

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“Throughout the length and breadth of the world, the smart ones sharpen their minds in the schools and universities. In Greece, they sharpen them on the suckers. The more suckers there are around, the more smart ones there are.”
― Petros Markaris, Deadline in Athens

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