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Petros Markaris

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Petros Markaris

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Petros Markaris, born 1937 in Istanbul, is a playwright, worked as a author with Theo Angelopoulos (director of ›The Beekeeper‹, ›Ulysses’ Gaze‹ etc.), and translated the works of German dramatists, like Brecht and Goethe – he has translated ›Faust‹ I and II in verse form into Greek. Petros Markaris began writing crime fiction in the mid 1990s. Today, Petros Markaris is ›the‹ Greek voice of contemporary literature. His novels have received awards internationally (most recently the ›Pepe Carvalho Prize‹ for crime fiction). Petros Markaris lives in Athens. Petros Markaris’ books are published in 13 languages.

»Markaris weaves suspense, humour and social criticism into a composite work of art.«Welt am Sonntag

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