Thanassis Valtinos

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Thanassis Valtinos


Born
in Kastri, Arcadia, Greece
December 16, 1932

Died
October 30, 2024


Thanassis Valtinos (Greek: Θανάσης Βαλτινός) was born in an Arcadian village in the Peloponnesus in 1932. He first achieved national recognition with the publication of his widely read novellas The Descent of the Nine (1963) and The Book of Andreas Kordopatis (1964).
In addition to his novels, novellas and short stories, he has translated classical Greek drama for the Art Theater of the late Karolos Koun, and written film scripts in collaboration with film director Theodoros Angelopoulos, most notably the award-winning Voyage to Kythira (Cannes Film Festival, 1984)
His novel Data from the Decade of the Sixties won the National Book Award for Best Novel in 1990 and was short-listed for the Aristeion European Literature Prize in 1991. He was aw
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Η κάθοδος των εννιά

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4.01 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 1963 — 7 editions
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Συναξάρι Αντρέα Κορδοπάτη (...

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3.58 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 1964 — 6 editions
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Μπλε βαθύ, σχεδόν μαύρο

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3.77 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1985 — 7 editions
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Orthokostá

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3.08 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions
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Στοιχεία για τη δεκαετία το...

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3.52 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions
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Θα βρείτε τα οστά μου υπό β...

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4.05 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions
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Συναξάρι Αντρέα Κορδοπάτη: ...

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3.75 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions
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Φτερά μπεκάτσας

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3.51 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions
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Επείγουσα ανάγκη ελέου

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Εθισμός στη νικοτίνη

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3.45 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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“Τώρα τίποτα δεν έχει ενδιαφέρον και η μοναξιά με ποτίζει. Ποτίζει το κορμί μου, τη σάρκα μου, σαν να έχω δέκατα... Τώρα δεν αισθάνομαι ποτέ, πουθενά, καλά. Σούμα μιας κακής ζωής.”
Thanassis Valtinos, Μπλε βαθύ, σχεδόν μαύρο

“Με το ταβόρ βέβαια δεν ξεχνάς, απλώς πέφτεις σε έναν κάπως μονοκόμματο ύπνο. Σα να σου παραμερίζει προσωρινά τη μνήμη. Αλλά η μνήμη δεν παραμερίζεται. Η μνήμη είναι”
Thanassis Valtinos, Μπλε βαθύ, σχεδόν μαύρο

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