Giannis Skarimpas

Giannis Skarimpas, Giannis Skarimbas or Yiannis Skarimbas (Greek: Γιάννης Σκαρίμπας) (September 28, 1893 in Agia Efthymia near Amfissa - January 21, 1984 in Chalkida) was a Greek writer, dramatist, and poet.

Biography

He was born in Agia Efthymia in the Parnassida area, near Amfissa in Phocis on September 28, 1893. He visited Aigio and settled in Patras. Later, Skarimbas lived and worked in Eretria (then called Nea Psara). He later lived in Chalkida in 1915. He began writing plays in 1929. He died at the age of 91 on January 21, 1984.

Literature

Skarimpas began his literary career with Ellinika Grammata (Greek Letters) in 1929, which received first awards for O Kapetan Sourmelis o Stouraitis (Ο καπετάν Σουρμελής ο Στουραΐτης). Skarimpas also wrote poems about Athena, other than the poems in the newspapers Evripos and Evvoia with his pseudonym Kallis Esperinos (Κάλλις Εσπερινός)

• Kaimoi sto Griponisi (Καημοί στο Γριπονήσι,), 1930
• Mariampas (Μαριάμπας), Greek novel 1935
• To Solo tou Figaro (Το σόλο του Φίγκαρω, Το σόλο του Figaro = Figaro's Solo), novel, 1938
• Eaftoulides (Εαυτούληδες), poem, 1950
• O Ichos tou Kodonos (Ο ήχος του κώδωνος), stage play, 1950
• I Peripolos 7o (Η περίπολος Ζ), chronicle from the First World War, 1972
• To Waterloo (Vaterlo) Dyo Geloion (Το Βατερλώ δύο γελοίων), novel 1959
• I Mathitevomeni Ton Takounion (Η μαθητευομένη των τακουνιών), three novellas, 1961
• Fygi Pros ta Empros (Φυγή προς τα εμπρός), novel 1976
• Voidangeloi (Βοϊδάγγελοι), poem 1968
• Apantes Stichoi (Άπαντες στίχοι), poem 1970
• O Chevalier Servant tis Kyrias (Ο Σεβαλιέ σερβάν της Κυρίας), stage play, 1971
• To '21 kai i Alitheia, I Trapoula, Oi Galatades (Το '21 και η αλήθεια, Η Τράπουλα, Οι Γαλατάδες), story 1971 - 1977
• Tyflovdomada sti Chalkida (Τυφλοβδομάδα στη Χαλκίδα), work 1973
• Treis Adeies Karekles (Τρεις άδειες καρέκλες = Three Empty Chairs), work 1976
• Ta Poulia me to Lasticho (Τα πουλιά με το λάστιχο = The Birds With the Hose), chronography, 1978
• Ta Kangouro (Τα Καγκουρώ = The Kangaroo), stage play, 1979
• Spazokefales ston Ourano (Σπαζοκεφαλιές στον ουρανό), 1979
• Anti-Karagkiozis o Megas (Αντι-Καραγκιόζης ο Μέγας), stage play, 1977
• I Kyria tou Trainou (Η κυρία του τραίνου' = Master of the Train), stage play 1980
• O Pater Synesios (Ο Πάτερ Συνέσιος), stage play, 1980

In popular culture

Giorgos Makris entered the 1981 Corfu song contest with his own song Gia ton Skarimpa (For Skarimpas, Greek: Για τον Σκαρίμπα). Giannis Skarimpas is mentioned in Chalkida, a song sung by Manolis Lidakis.

External links

(in Greek)

• http://www.mikrosapoplous.gr/skaribas.htm
• http://users.otenet.gr/~aper/skaribas.htm
• http://genesis.ee.auth.gr/dimakis/NeaAriadni/17-18/4.html
• http://www.snhell.gr/anthologio.asp?id=67
• http://www.myspace.com/skaribas
• http://vimeo.com/14070479 TO SOLO TOU GIANNI SKARIMPA a documentary shooted in Chalkida about Giannis Skarimpas