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Η γυφτοπούλα
Η Γυφτοπούλα, το τρίτο κατά σειράν και τελευταίο - πριν τον απορροφήσει δηλαδή οριστικά η διηγηματογραφία - μυθιστόρημα του Αλέξανδρου Παπαδιαμάντη (1851-1911), δημοσιεύτηκε σε συνέχειες στην εφημερίδα Ακρόπολη του Βλάση Γαβριηλίδη (21.4-11.10.1884). Με το έργο αυτό ο Παπαδιαμάντης κέρδισε οριστικά την αγάπη του μεγάλου κοινού και εδραίωσε την εκτίμηση προς αυτόν του πνευματικού κόσμου της χώρας. Η δράση τοποθετείται στη Λακωνική κατά τις παραμονές της Άλωσης της Πόλης και έχει ως πυρήνα της τον έρωτα της Αϊμάς και του Μάχτου. Το κεντρικό ωστόσο πρόσωπο του έργου είναι ο Γεώργιος Γεμιστός ή Πλήθων, ο μεγάλος εθνικός φιλόσοφος του ΙΕ' αιώνα, και δίπλα σε αυτόν κινούνται, σε δεύτερο πλάνο, άλλες ιστορικές μορφές της συνταρακτικής εκείνης εποχής του τέλους της αυτοκρατορίας, όπως ο Γεώργιος Σχολάριος και ο καρδινάλιος Βησσαρίων. Το έργο ωστόσο πολύ περισσότερο από θρηνωδία για την Άλωση είναι, παραδόξως, ύμνος για το αρχαίο κάλλος [...]
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About the author
Alexandros Papadiamantis
39 books201 followersAlexandros Papadiamantis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παπαδιαμάντης) was an influential Greek novelist and short-story writer.
He was born in Greece, on the island of Skiathos, in the western part of the Aegean Sea. The island would figure prominently in his work. His father was a priest. He moved to Athens as a young man to complete his high school studies, and enrolled in the philosophy faculty of Athens University, but never completed his studies.
He returned to his native island in later life, and died there. He supported himself by writing throughout his adult life, anything from journalism and short stories to several serialized novels. From a certain point onwards he had become very popular, and newspapers and magazines vied for his writings, offering him substantial fees. Papadiamantis did not care for money, and would often ask for lower fees if he thought they were unfairly high; furthermore he spent his money carelessly and took no care of his clothing and appearance. He never married, and was known to be a recluse, whose only true cares were observing and writing about the life of the poor, and chanting at church: he was referred to as "kosmokalogeros" (κοσμοκαλόγερος, "a monk in the world"). He died of pneumonia.
He was born in Greece, on the island of Skiathos, in the western part of the Aegean Sea. The island would figure prominently in his work. His father was a priest. He moved to Athens as a young man to complete his high school studies, and enrolled in the philosophy faculty of Athens University, but never completed his studies.
He returned to his native island in later life, and died there. He supported himself by writing throughout his adult life, anything from journalism and short stories to several serialized novels. From a certain point onwards he had become very popular, and newspapers and magazines vied for his writings, offering him substantial fees. Papadiamantis did not care for money, and would often ask for lower fees if he thought they were unfairly high; furthermore he spent his money carelessly and took no care of his clothing and appearance. He never married, and was known to be a recluse, whose only true cares were observing and writing about the life of the poor, and chanting at church: he was referred to as "kosmokalogeros" (κοσμοκαλόγερος, "a monk in the world"). He died of pneumonia.
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May 2, 2013
Ο άγιος τον ελληνικών γραμμάτων. Ίσως ο μόνος συγγραφέας που πρέπει να τον διαβάσουν όλοι οι έλληνες.
August 2, 2019
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*claps slowly*
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*speechless*
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January 24, 2020
Μοναδικός και ανεπανάληπτος Παπαδιαμάντης! Μπορείς να πεις πως γνώρισες λίγο απο εκείνη την εποχή, λίγο απο εκείνη την Ελλάδα, την χαμένη στους χρόνους, τους μύθους, τις παραδόσεις, που ένας Παπαδιαμάντης μπορεί να αποδώσει τόσο αβίαστα και φυσικά. Μπορείς να πεις ακόμα, πως "συναντησες" και τους ανθρώπους της κοινωνίας εκείνης.
July 6, 2022
July 6th, 2022 : Papadiamantis is a genius. This is such a stirring, fun, beautiful, and unsettling novel. The author went on to spend decades writing nothing but short stories, of which I've read one, which in its page and a half blew me away and brought me to tears and gave me that "all bow down" feeling that comes around only when I discover a seriously great writer. But then, I'd already had that feeling reading The Gypsy Girl. It's fascinating... it's laugh out loud funny... it's tender and sweet... it's chilling... it's mysterious... it sends you running to Wikipedia and historical articles... what more could you want?! Absolutely incredible dialogues, possibly some of the most delightful in world literature? Yeah, this has those too.
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