Alexandros papadiamantis biography

Alexandros Papadiamantis was an influential Greek novelist, short-story writer and poet.
Alexandros Papadiamantis was an influential Greek novelist, short-story writer and poet.
Alexandros Papadiamantis was born in Skiathos on March 4th, 1851.

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Alexandros Papadiamantis

Η φόνισσα

4.24 avg rating — 7,280 ratings — published 1903 — 75 editions

Όνειρο στο κύμα και άλλα διηγήματα
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3.99 avg rating — 489 ratings — published 1900 — 6 editions

Χριστουγεννιάτικα διηγήματα
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 1912 — 9 editions

Οι έμποροι των εθνών
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4.07 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1882 — 20 editions

Η γυφτοπούλα
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3.94 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1884 — 11 editions

Πασχαλινά διηγήματα
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3.98 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1917 — 12 editions

Tales from a Greek Island
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3.74 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions

Στο Χριστό στο Κάστρο
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4.04 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2002

Η μετανάστις
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3.58 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1880 — 9 editions

Βαρδιάνος στα σπόρκα
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3.95 avg rating — 73 ratings — publis

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Alexandros Papadiamantis (04/03/1851 - 03/01/1911)

Alexandros Papadiamantisis one of the most important Greek novelists, writers and poets, regarded by K. P. Kavafis as the “top of the top” and also known as the “saint of literature”.

He was born in the island of Skiathos. One of nine siblings, he was accustomed to a pious way of life, as his father was a priest, and a serene life. Initially a student in Skopelos, he later went to Piraeus, before completing his secondary education in Athens. He visited the monastic community of Agion Oros, becoming a novice monk, but he deserted the idea, considering himself unworthy. He returned to Athensand was enrolled at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Athens; however he never completed his studies due to great financial difficulties. He taught himself English and French, which he put to good use, translating texts for a living, while he also started his first authoring endeavours.

When he met the editor Vlassis Gavriilides, founder of the newspaper Acropolis, it seemed like his life would take a turn to the better. Althoug

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In 1872, he visited the Holy Mount Athos where he stayed for 8 months as a novitiate. Deeming himself unworthy of this holy cause, he returned to Athens in 1873 to continue his studies in the School of Philosophy of the University of Athens. He never completed his studies, due to financial difficulties, something that upset his father who expected his son to return to the island as a professor, so he could support his 4 sisters. Three of these sisters remained unmarried and devoted themselves to him when he was having a hard time -such as when he was seeking refuge in Skiathos, after being disappointed from the life in Athens. However, because of his dire financial situation, he was soon forced to go back to Athens.

In 1879, he published the novel “The Emigrant” on a newspaper, in 1880, he composes his first lyric poem dedicated to his mother and in 1882, he starts publishing his novel “The Merchants of Nations” on a newspaper, while at the same time he begins work as a translator of French and English literature. In 1884, he starts publishing his novel “The Gypsy Girl” on the ne