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Vassilis Alexakis
Greek writer (1943–2021)
Vassilis Alexakis | |
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Born | (1943-12-25)25 December 1943 Athens, Greece |
Died | 11 January 2021(2021-01-11) (aged 77) Athens, Greece |
Occupation | Writer, translator |
Nationality | Greek |
Period | 20th/21st century |
Vassilis Alexakis (Greek: Βασίλης Αλεξάκης; 25 December 1943 – 11 January 2021) was a Greek-French writer and self-translator of numerous novels in Greek, his mother tongue, and French.
Biography
Alexakis, the son of actor Giannis Alexakis, was born in Greece.
Vassilis alexakis biography
He first came to France in 1961 to study journalism at the university in Lille and returned to Greece in 1964 to perform his military service. Because of the military junta, he went into exile to Paris in 1968 and stayed. He spent most of his time in Paris but also travelled regularly to Greece.[1] Part of his experiences of his military service in the experimental Armed Forces Television (TED) was depicted in the cult Greek 1984 fi