Dimitris Hatzis

He graduated from the Zosimaia school in his home land. In 1930, after the death of his father, he succeeded him as director of the newspaper Epirus. In 1932-1934 he was influenced by Marxist ideologies and joined the Communist Party of Greece. In 1936 he was arrested by the regime of Ioannis Metaxas for communist activity. Hatzis got involved in the Greek Civil War (1946-1949), where he joined the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). In 1962 Hatzis took up a position at the Byzantine Studies Department at the University of Budapest. There he taught Greek and modern Greek literature. He also worked on the translation and anthology of a wealth of texts in the Hungarian language. Through this work, Hatzis established Greek Studies in Hungary and contributed to the spread of Greek culture. Famous works of Hatzis include: • Το τέλος της μικρής μας πόλης (The end of our small town), 1960. • Ανυπεράσπιστοι (Defenceless), 1966. • Το Διπλό Βιβλίο (The double book), 1976, considered as one of the most important novels in post-war Greek literature. • Σπουδές (Studies), 1976.

Dimitris Hatzis studied at Ionios School, Zosimaia School and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The recorded working language is Modern Greek and Ancient Greek. The field of work recorded is Greek philology, prose and poetry. Works named in the authority record are The end of our small town and The double book.