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Giorgos Markopoulos (Greek: Γιώργος Μαρκόπουλος; born 1951) is a Greek poet. He read Economics and Statistics at the University of Piraeus (then Higher School for Industrial Studies).[1]

Giorgos Markopoulos
Born	1951 Messene, Greece
Occupation	poet
Nationality	Greek
Period	1968–

He belongs to the so-called Genia tou 70, which is a literary term referring to Greek authors who began publishing their work during the 1970s, especially towards the end of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974 and at the first years of the Metapolitefsi.[2]

He was awarded the State Prize for Poetry in 1999 for his collection, Μη σκεπάζεις το ποτάμι, which was also nominated for the European Union Prize in 2000. His work has been translated into English, French, Italian and Polish.[3]

Selected poetry

• Έβδομη Συμφωνία (Seventh Symphony), 1968
• Η θλίψις του προαστίου (The Sadness of the Suburbs), 1976
• Οι πυροτεχνουργοί (The Bomb Squad), 1979
• Ποιήματα 1968–1987 (Poems 1968–1987), 1992
• Mη σκεπάζεις το ποτάμι (Don't Cover the River), 1998

Notes

External links

• His entry for the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair (Greek)
• His page at the website of the Hellenic Authors' Society (Greek)
• His page at Kastaniotis publishers

На других языках

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- [en] Giorgos Markopoulos

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[es] Giorgos Markopoulos

Giorgos Markopoulos (en griego, Γιώργος Μαρκόπουλος) (nacido en Mesenia en 1951) es un poeta griego galardonado con varios premios. Estudió ciencias económicas y estadística en la Universidad del Pireo (en aquel momento se llamaba Escuela Superior de Estudios Industriales).[1]

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[ru] Маркопулос, Йоргос

Йоргос Маркопулос (греч. Γιώργος Μαρκόπουλος, 1951, Месини) — новогреческий поэт.

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