Alexandros Papadiamantis

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Alexandros Papadiamantis was a prominent 19th-century Greek novelist and short-story writer, often called the "father of modern Greek prose" for his vivid depictions of rural and urban Greek life.

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Alexandros Papadiamantis canonical 3

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instanceOf Greek Orthodox Christian
human
journalist
novelist
short story writer
translator
birthDate 1851-03-04
birthPlace Kingdom of Greece
Skiathos
burialPlace Skiathos
centuryOfActivity 19th century
20th century
countryOfCitizenship Greece
deathDate 1911-01-03
deathPlace Kingdom of Greece
Skiathos
describedAs father of modern Greek prose
educatedAt University of Athens
ethnicGroup Greek
fieldOfWork journalism
literature
genre fiction
novel
short story
hasWorkType psychological fiction
social commentary
knownFor use of katharevousa and demotic Greek
vivid depictions of rural Greek life
vivid depictions of urban Greek life
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
movement Realism
name Alexandros Papadiamantis
nativeName Αλέξανδρος Παπαδιαμάντης
notableWork The Gypsy Girl
The Merchants of Nations
The Murderess
The Murderess (Η Φόνισσα)
Όνειρο στο κύμα
Η Νοσταλγός
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Η Φτωχή Αγάπη
Η Φόνισσα
Οι Έμποροι των Εθνών
occupation journalist
novelist
short story writer
translator
placeOfActivity Athens
Skiathos
religion Eastern Orthodox Church

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First Cemetery of Athens hasNotableBurial Alexandros Papadiamantis
Alexandros Papadiamantis name Alexandros Papadiamantis
Greek literature hasKeyAuthor Alexandros Papadiamantis