Vangelis Raptopoulos

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Vangelis Raptopoulos
Born1959
Athens, Greece
OccupationNovelist
NationalityGreek
Period1979–
Genremale
Website
vangelisraptopoulos.wordpress.com

Vangelis Raptopoulos[1] (Greek: Βαγγέλης Ραπτόπουλος; born 1959, Athens, Greece) is a Greek novelist and considered a part of the "1980s generation".[2]

Career[edit]

His first work In Pieces was published in 1979, at the age of 20.[2] His first two books have been adapted for the television,[3][4][5][6][7][8] Loula, Black Wedding and The Invention of Reality have been adapted for the theater,[9][10] while The Bachelor and Lesbian were brought to the screen.[11][12][13] The Cicadas came out in English[14] and The Incredible Story of Pope Joan in Italian.[15] He has published more than 30 books.[16]

He has worked as a consultant in Greek publishing houses, a scenario consultant on various television channels, a newspaper columnist, a screenwriter,[17] a producer and speaker on radio programs;[18][19] he teaches Creative Writing at the Hellenic Open University as an adjunct lecturer. His personal archive has been donated to the Gennadius Library.[20][21]

Works[edit]

  • My Generation: In Pieces, Toll Post, The Cicadas (Η γενιά μου: Κομματάκια, Διόδια, Τα τζιτζίκια)
  • The Imperial Memory of Blood (Η αυτοκρατορική μνήμη του αίματος)
  • The Bachelor (Ο εργένης)
  • Obsessions (Έμμονες ιδέες)
  • Loula (Λούλα)
  • The Incredible Story of Pope Joan (Η απίστευτη ιστορία της Πάπισσας Ιωάννας)
  • Black Wedding (Μαύρος γάμος)
  • Does Simitis Listen to Mitropanos? (Ακούει ο Σημίτης Μητροπάνο;)
  • My Own America (Η δική μου Αμερική)
  • The Invention of Reality (Η επινόηση της πραγματικότητας)
  • We Lost Dad (Χάσαμε τον Μπαμπά)
  • A Bit of History of Modern Greek Literature (Λίγη ιστορία της νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας)
  • Φίλοι (Friends)
  • Ancient Recipe: Herodotus, Heraklitus, Lucian (Αρχαία συνταγή: Ηρόδοτος, Ηράκλειτος, Λουκιανός)
  • The Great Sand (Η Μεγάλη Άμμος)
  • Τales of Limni: The Game, Sad and Deep As You, Endlessly Empty House (Ιστορίες της Λίμνης: Το παιχνίδι, Βαθύς και λυπημένος όπως κι εσύ, Απέραντα άδειο σπίτι)
  • The High Art of Failure (Η υψηλή τέχνη της αποτυχίας)
  • The Most Secret Wound (Η πιο κρυφή πληγή)
  • F8alism (Μοιρολα3)
  • Lesbian (Λεσβία)
  • The Man Who Burned Down Greece (Ο άνθρωπος που έκαψε την Ελλάδα)
  • The Best Things That Ever Happened To Me (Ό,τι καλύτερο μου έχει συμβεί)
  • Untouched (Ανέγγιχτη)
  • Loves, Loves, Loves (Έρωτες, έρωτες, έρωτες)
  • God is to Blame, for Making the World So Beautiful: Allegories From Kazantzakis (Ο Θεός φταίει, που έκανε τον κόσμο τόσο ωραίο: Αλληγορίες από τον Καζαντζάκη)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Vangelis Raptopoulos". December 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Vogeikoff-Brogan, Natalia (25 September 2012). "Author Vangelis Raptopoulos Donates His Papers to the Gennadius Library". American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Θαλασσινό τραίνο - retroDB". www.retrodb.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  4. ^ Ta diodia (TV Mini-Series 1988– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-02
  5. ^ arxeio (2010-11-01). "ΔΙΟΔΙΑ". archive.ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  6. ^ arxeio (2010-11-01). "ΔΙΟΔΙΑ". archive.ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  7. ^ arxeio (2010-11-01). "ΔΙΟΔΙΑ". archive.ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  8. ^ arxeio (2010-11-01). "ΔΙΟΔΙΑ". archive.ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  9. ^ ""Λούλα" - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  10. ^ Play, Art (2015-09-29). "Ένας Μαύρος Γάμος στη Φρυνίχου". Art Play (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  11. ^ "The Bachelor" – via www.imdb.com.
  12. ^ "My Veoh". www.veoh.com.
  13. ^ ΠΕΚΚ. "Αναζήτηση ταινίας id". Πανελλήνια Ένωση Κριτικών Κινηματογράφου (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  14. ^ "The Cicadas: Amazon.co.uk: Vangelis Raptopoulos: Books". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  15. ^ "L'incredibile storia della papessa Giovanna, Vanghelis Raptòpulos - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  16. ^ "ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟ – Βιβλιοnet". biblionet.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  17. ^ Voulgaris, Pantelis (2002-11-09), I fanela me to '9' (Drama, Sport), Stratos Tzortzoglou, Themis Bazaka, Nikos Bousdoukos, Stamatis Tzelepis, Greek Film Center, Greek Television ET-1, retrieved 2021-01-02
  18. ^ "'Και λίγα λέω' Με τον Βαγγέλη Ραπτόπουλο, στο Ραδιόφωνο 24/7". www.news247.gr (in Greek). 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  19. ^ zoornalistas. "Βαγγέλης Ραπτόπουλος: Ευγνώμων για το ραδιόφωνο" (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  20. ^ Smali, Maria (14 November 2013). "Author Vangelis Raptopoulos at the Gennadius Library". American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Vangelis Raptopoulos Papers | American School of Classical Studies at Athens". www.ascsa.edu.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.

External links[edit]

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