Menis Koumandareas
| Menis Koumandareas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Aristomenis Koumandareas 4 January 1931[1] Athens, Greece |
| Died |
5 December 2014 (aged 83) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Alma mater |
University of Athens (no degree) |
| Period | 1962–2006 |
Aristomenis (Menis) Koumandareas[2] (Greek: Αριστομένης (Μένης) Κουμανταρέας; 4 January 1931 – 5 December 2014)[3] was an acclaimed Greek writer.
Biography
Koumandareas attended classes in the Philosophy and Law schools of the University of Athens, as well as in a drama school, but he did not complete his studies in any of these fields. Instead, he worked for a while as a journalist, and then as a clerk in seafaring and insurance companies.[4]
From 1961 forward until the time of his death Koumandareas was active as a writer and a translator. His texts have been published in many Greek literary periodicals. He was awarded the State Prize for Short Story (twice, 1967 and 1997) and for Novel (twice, 1975 and 2002). from 1982 to 1986 he was a member of the Board of Directors for the Greek National Opera.[5]
Koumandareas was found dead, a presumed murder victim, on 6 December 2014, in his apartment in Athens.[6][7] He was 83.
Works
Prose
- Τα μηχανάκια (Pin-ball Machines), 1962
- Το αρμένισμα (The Saint), 1967
- Τα καημένα (The Burnt Ones), 1972
- Βιοτεχνία Υαλικών (Glass Factory), 1975
- Η κυρία Κούλα (Koula), 1978
- Το κουρείο (The Barber Shop), 1979
- Σεραφείμ και Χερουβείμ (Seraphim and Cherubim), 1981
- Ο ωραίος Λοχαγός (The Handsome Lieutenant), 1982
- Η φανέλα με τό εννιά (Vest No 9), 1986
- Πλανόδιος Σαλπιγκτής (The Wondering Trumpeter), 1989
- Η συμμορία της Άρπας (The Harps’s Gang), 1993
- Θυμάμαι τη Μαρία (I remember Maria), 1994
- Η μυρωδιά τους με κάνει να κλαίω (Their Smell Makes me Cry), 1996
- Η μέρα για τα γραπτά κι η νύχτα για το σώμα (Days Good for Writing and Nights Suit the Body), 1999
- Δυο φορές Έλληνας (Twice a Greek), 2001
- Νώε (Noah), 2003
- Η γυναίκα που πετά (The Woman that Flies), 2006
Selected translations
- Hesse, Hermann, Ντέμιαν (Demian), 1961
- Mc Cullers, Carson, Η μπαλλάντα του λυπημένου καφενείου (The Ballad of the Sad Cafe), 1969
- Faulkner, William, Καθώς ψυχορραγώ (As I Lay Dying), 1970
- Carroll, Lewis, Η Αλίκη στη χώρα των θαυμάτων (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), 1972
- Büchner, Georg, Λεντς (Lenz), 1977
- Melville, Herman, Μπάρτλεμπυ, ο γραφιάς κι άλλες ιστορίες (Bartleby, the Scrivener), 1980
References
- ↑ "Der griechische Schriftsteller Menis Koumandareas ist ermordet worden" (in German). buero-dlb.ch. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ As transliterated by himself.
- ↑
- ↑ Εκδόσεις ΚΕΔΡΟΣ - Ηλεκτρονικό βιβλιοπωλείο - Βιβλία για όλους
- ↑ ΤΡΑΙΝΟ (Συγγραφείς - Μέλη)
- ↑ "Acclaimed writer Menis Koumandareas, 83, found murdered in Athens home". ekathimerini.com. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ Chrysopolous, Philip (6 December 2014). "Acclaimed Greek Writer Menis Koumandareas Found Murdered at Home". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
External links
- His entry for the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair (Greek)
- His page at Kedros Publishers
- His page at the website of the Hellenic Authors' Society (Greek) and (English)
- Menis Koumandareas at the Internet Movie Database
- An interview (18 November 2007) (Greek)