Petros Markaris

Petros MarkarisPetros Markaris was born in Istanbul in 1937. Having studied Economics, he made his literary debut in Greece in 1965 with a theatrical work, The Tale of Ali Retzo. He is a playwright, the creator of a popular series for Greek television and has translated the works of many German dramatists, including Brecht and Goethe.

He lives in Athens.



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