Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
2 appearances
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Edition 23 (1970) Winner
Antonis Samarakis
アントニス・サマラキス
Antonis Samarakis
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1919-08-16 （Athens）
- Died
- 2003-08-08 （Pylos） age 84
- Nationality
- Greek
- Languages
- Greek
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Athens
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, ILO Expert, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Active Years
- 1954-2003
- Affiliations
- International Labour Organization, UNICEF
- Influenced
- Nikos Kazantzakis
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varvakeio High School | — | — | — | — | Greece |
| University of Athens | Faculty of Law | Law | — | — | Greece |
Varvakeio High School
Country:
Greece
University of Athens
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Country:
Greece
Studied law
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Greek State Short Story Award | I Refuse | — | Greek State | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Award of the Twelve – Kostas Ouranis Award | The Flaw | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | The Flaw | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Europalia | Total offering | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Knight's Cross of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | State Prize for Arts and Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Greek State Short Story Award
1962
Work:
I Refuse
Organization:
Greek State
Result:
受賞
Award of the Twelve – Kostas Ouranis Award
1966
Work:
The Flaw
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1970
Work:
The Flaw
Result:
受賞
Europalia
1982
Work:
Total offering
Result:
受賞
Knight's Cross of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1995
Result:
受賞
State Prize for Arts and Literature
1995
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hope Wanted
1954 Short storiesCollection of short stories.
Humanism
Danger Signal
1959 NovelI Refuse
1961 NovelThe Flaw
1965 Police literaturePart thriller and part political satire about totalitarianism.
TotalitarianismSocial alienation
Adaptations
- [Film] La faille / Peter Fleischmann (1975)
The Passport
1973 Short storyReflects experiences under the Regime of the Colonels.
Totalitarianism
Contra
1992 NovelBibliography
- Hope Wanted (1954)
- Danger Signal (1959)
- I Refuse (1961)
- Office of Ideas (1962)
- The Flaw (1965)
- The Passport (1973)
- Contra (1992)
- Autobiography (1919–1996)
Adaptations
- The Flaw → La faille (1975)
Translations of Works
- Translated into more than 30 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple languageUnpretentious styleAnthropocentric angle
- Recurring Motifs
- HumanismDangers of totalitarianismSocial alienation
Legacy
One of the most prolific Greek writers, second most translated after Kazantzakis. Explored humanism, totalitarianism, and social alienation.
In Popular Culture
- Praised by Arthur Koestler, George Simenon, Agatha Christie, Luis Buñuel
Trivia
- Donated his body to University of Athens for medical research
- Proposed the Youth Parliament in Greece