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Andreas Karkavitsas

Born

in Lechaina, Greece

January 01, 1865

Died

October 22, 1922

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Andreas Karkavitsas (Greek: Ανδρέας Καρκαβίτσας) was a Greek writer. He was born in the town of Lechaina in the modern Ilia Prefecture. He studied medicine and, as an army doctor, travelled across a great range of villages and settlements, from which he recorded traditions and legends. He died on October 22, 1922 of laryngeal cancer.
Karkavitsas belongs to the literary movement of naturalism (exemplified by Émile Zola), depicts the everyday reality and life of people and society, as opposed to Romanticism and Surrealism. He was known as a talented folklorist, able to spin tales with common people's lives with strong psychological insights about them. In addition, he depicted the local customs, dialects and folktales of the settings in his s ...more

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	Ο ζητιάνος by Andreas Karkavitsas, Ανδρέας Καρκαβίτσας 3.91 avg rating — 1,140 ratings — published 1896 — 28 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
	Λόγια της πλώρης by Andreas Karkavitsas, Ανδρέας Καρκαβίτσας 3.72 avg rating — 828 ratings — published 1899 — 33 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
	Η λυγερή by Andreas Karkavitsas, Ανδρέας Καρκαβίτσας 3.63 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1889 — 12 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
	Ο αρχαιολόγος by Andreas Karkavitsas, Ανδρέας Καρκαβίτσας 3.31 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1904 — 10 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
	The Archeologist and Selected Sea Stories by Andreas Karkavitsas, Johanna Hanink (Introduction) 3.71 avg rating — 69 ratings — 2 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
	The Sea 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1969 — 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
	The Dedalus Book of Greek Fantasy by David Connolly (Editor-Translation), Andreas Lascaratos, Φώτης Κόντογλου 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2004 — 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
	Η γοργόνα by Andreas Karkavitsas, Ανδρέας Καρκαβίτσας liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Antigone lebt. Neugriechische Erzählungen by Various, Dimitris Hatzis, Emmanuel Rhoides 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1960	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
	Griechische Einladung in die Ägäis: Erzählungen, Geheimnisse und Rezepte by Andreas Deffner, Michel Beer, Kostas Akrivos 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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“Φαγωθῆτε, ζωντόβολα! ἐψιθύρισε κουνώντας μελαγχολικὰ τὸ κεφάλι. Δὲν σᾶς φτάνει ἡ δυστυχία τῆς ζωῆς· θέλτε νὰ τὴν μεγαλώνετε καὶ μὲ τὰ πάθη σας!... Ποιὸς θὰ δικάσῃ τὸ ζητιάνο, ἂν γδύσῃ ὡς τὸ κόκκαλο τέτοια παλιοπράματα!...”
― Andreas Karkavitsas, Ο ζητιάνος

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