The award-winning author died Vassilis Vassilikos at the age of 89. According to UNESCO data, he is one of the ten most translated Greek writers.
From 1967 to 1994, Vassilis Vassilikos lived and worked abroad (Italy, France, New York for the first seven years in exile from the junta), with a three-year break (1981-1984), during which he took over as Deputy Director General of E.R.T. during the government of Andreas Papandreou.
He worked as an assistant director in foreign productions, documentary director, scriptwriter, script editor (Dr.), script consultant at Arte (1990-1993), journalist and writer. He collaborated with Nikos Koundouros on the screenplay of the film Little Aphrodites. He was Greek Ambassador to UNESCO (1996-2004).
Vassilis Vassilikos headed the state election ticket of the Greens - Democratic Left electoral coalition in the 2015 parliamentary elections, as well as in the 2019 parliamentary elections, but this time with SYRIZA - Progressive Alliance, where he was elected. He was a Member of State from 7 July 2019 until 21 May 2023.
The rich work of
Among his best known works are:
- The Mythology of America,
- The snorkel,
- Victims of peace,
- The photos, Z,
- The Coroner,
- The Death of the American etc.
His books have been translated into 33 languages around the world, as well as into Braille. His novel Z was adapted for the cinema by director Costas Gavras.
Details
(1949) The Silos, (novel about the Bulgarian occupation of Kavala), (1976) Ladias, (1983) Dorikos, (2018) Gutenberg Publishers
(1950) The Summer of Erotokritos, (1974) ed. Icarus
(1952) The Man with the Empty, (1976) ed. Kastaniotis
(1953) The narrative of Jason [Novel], private edition, Thessaloniki, (1995) ed. Livanis, (2011) ed. Govostis
(1953) Memories of Chiron, (1974) Bookstore of Hestia
(1955) The Port of Agony, (1979) Livanis-Nea Synrona
(1956) Victims of peace [Historical chronicle], private edition, Athens, (2014) ed. Govostis
(1957) A love story ed. (1975) Livanis-Nea Synora, (1977) Bookstore of Hestia, (1996) ed. Livanis
(1964) The photographs, Bookstore of Hestia
(1965) Outside the walls
(1964) The Mythology of America [Travelogue], Bookstore of Estia, (2012) ed. Govostis
(1966) Z, ed. Livanis, (2008) ed. Eleftherotypias, (2011) Dioptra, (2016) Gutenberg Publishers, (2011) Livan, (2016) Gutenberg Publishers.
(1969) Lunik II
(1972) 20.20′ and Fifty Fifty
(1973) The monarch
(1976) Twenty-five years, ed. Papazisis
(1976) The forensic scientist, ed. Hermes, (2002) ed. Livanis and (2017) Iolkos ed.
(1977) The rebetters and other short stories, ed. Kedros (2019)
(1981) Lessons in anatomy, ed. Themelio
(1982) Chronographs, ed. Barbounakis
(1993) Maya, ed. Livani
(1994) The leaf. The well. T’ αγγέλιασμα [1st State Prize of the group of leading Greek writers «Kostas Ouranis Prize» in 1962], ed. Livanis, (2007) ed. Place
(1994) Les lotophages, ed. Kauffmann
(1994) The flame of love, ed. Livani
(1994) The Last Goodbye [Awarded the First State Prize for Short Story in 1980], ed. Livanis
(1995) Glafkos Thrasakis, ed. Livani
(1995) The endless letter, ed. Livanis
(1995) The terrible month of August, ed. Livani
(1995) There are dreams, ed. Livanis
(1996) I do not regret the tears I shed for you, ed. Livanis
(1997) Sensory coins, ed. Livani
(1997) The toadstools of love, ed. Livanis
(1998) Victims of peace, ed. Livanis
(1998) Café “Emigrec”. Mortgages Pap - Pat, ed. Livanis
(1998) The gifts of love, ed. Livanis
(1998) The snorkel, ed. Livanis
(1999) Memory returns with rubber sandals, ed. Livanis
(1999) Europeos and his beautiful beyond, ed. Livanis
(1999) The Death of the American, ed. Livani
(2000) You and I, ed. Livanis
(2001) En πtpoίoς, ed. Livanis
(2001) The harpoons, ed. Livanis
(2002) Paris - Korydallos, ed. Livanis
(2004) Crime in Copenhagen, ed. Livani
(2005) K, Experience Publishing
(2005) The Beautiful Oreoi, ed. Hellenic Letters, ed.
(2006) 290 persons, ed. Hellenic Literature, ed.
(2006) The lotus eaters, ed. Hellenic Letters, ed.
(2006) The poems, ed. Hellenic Letters, ed.
(2007) Poste Restante, ed. Hellenic Literature
(2007) The Apology of Z, Empiria Editions
(2007) Lesson in anatomy, ed. Hellenic Letters, ed.
(2007) Vagos from Farsala became an arch-gangster, ed. Topos
(2008) Glafkos Thrasakis, ed. Hellenic Literature
(2008) Ballets of folk dances by Dora Stratou, ed. Topos
(2008) Diva, ed. Electra
(2009) Anaplous, “The Dome” Bookstore”
(2009) The monarch, ed. Bartzoulianos I. Elias
(2009) The photographs, ed. Hellenic Letters, ed.
(2009) Three women, ed. Anchor
(2010) Foco d’ amor (The flame of love), ed. Place
(2010) The cats of Rue d’ Hauteville, ed. Pataki
(2011) Outside the Walls, pub.
(2011) Memory of ink, ed. Dioptra
(2011) The dumb bosoms, ed. Place
(2011) The last goodbye, ed. Dioptra
(2012) 8 ½, ed. Papazisis
(2012) Eros anikate mahan, Synchronous Horizons
(2012) The photographs, D. O. Lambraki
(2012) Onar ημερόφαντον, publ. I. Sideris
(2013) The Helicopter, Synchronici Horizonte, ed.
(2014) Victims of peace, ed. Govostis
(2014) On Literature and Other Demons, published by Gutenberg
(2015) Thassos Calendar, Gutenberg, ed.
(2020) Poems [anthology-edited by Thanasis T. Niarchos], Iolkos ed.
Participation in collective projects
(1993) 9 short stories of political fiction, ed. Cedar
(1995) In the Ionian plain, ed. Kastaniotis
(1997) Eros in first person, ed. Cedar
(1997) Historical reality and modern Greek prose 1945-1995 [introduction], Moraitis School, ed.
(1997) Niki Karagatsis, ed. Agra
(1998) Santé, ed. Ypsilon
(1999) The city sighs in the stadiums, published by Janos
(1999) At the turn of the century, Nefeli ed.
(2000) Anthology of literary texts on Mount Athos, Iolkos, ed.
(2000) I exist, ed. Livani
(2001) Volos: A city in literature, ed. Metamihmio .
(2001) Kostas Gavras, Thessaloniki Film Festival, ed.
(2002) Caniscion of friendship, Anagnostopoulos, Velissarios S.
(2005) A little history of modern Greek literature, ed. Pataki
(2005) The road to Omonia, ed. Kastaniotis
(2006) With the rhythm of the soul, ed. Cedar
(2008) May ’68: in Greece, in France, in the world, Modern Times
(2009) Greek crimes 3, ed. Kastaniotis
(2009) Palimpsest of Kavala, ed. Kastaniotis
(2009) Anthology of Greek short stories of the 20th century, ed. Kastaniotis
(2010) Stelios Kazantzidis 1931-2001, ed. KPM
(2011) Vassilis Vassilikos - Nikos Papandreou, Corfu - Economia Publishing
(2011) The deep Greek crisis, Odos Panos
(2011) The Thessaloniki of the writers, Janos Publishers
(2011) On animals, ed. Psychogios
(2012) All's well that ends well, all's well, ed. Kastaniotis
(2013) Yannis Duvitsas 1943-2003, Nefeli ed.
(2013) Recipes through literature, D. O. Lambraki
(2014) Postal Stories, Hellenic Post offices
(2014) Young Correspondence 1954 - 1960, ed. Topos
(2014) On literature and other demons, Gutenberg - George & Costas Dardanos
Translations
He has translated André Zid, James Merrill, Régis Debré and Balzac.
(1952) Andre Zid, Oedipus, New Hestia
(1966) James Merrill, A Thousand and One Nights, private edition
(1973) Régis Debré, Learning from the Tupamaros, private edition, Brussels
(1988) Balzac, Massimila Doni (translated by Vaso Papantoniou), ed. Knowledge
Anthologies
(1993) Lyre Greek. Greek poetry anthologized from Rigas to the present day. Epilogue: Five and one imaginary conversations (with Riga, Kalvos, Viziinos, Palamas, Kavafis, Karyotakis), edited by Sergios Raftanis, p. 1098.
(1998) Lyre Greek. Greek poetry anthologized from Rigas to the present day, ed. Dountoumis, p. 1141.
(2021) Gallery of “Lyric” Poems. Our poetry anthologized from Rigas to the present day (1796-2021), volumes A’-D’, foreword and commentary, Vassilis Vassilikos, Petros Golitsis, published by Rome, p. 1750.
