Giorgos Markopoulos
Giorgos Markopoulos (born 1951) is a Greek poet. He read Economics and Statistics at the University of Piraeus (then Higher School for Industrial Studies). Markopoulos 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.
Also recorded as Yorgos Markopoulos
Giorgos Markopoulos
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- Giorgos Markopoulos
- Born
- 1951
- Birthplace
- Messene, Greece
- Occupation
- poet
- Nationality
- Greece
- Honours
- Ouranis award · Greek State Award of Poetry
- Languages
- Greek
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Giorgos Markopoulos (born 1951) is a Greek poet. He read Economics and Statistics at the University of Piraeus (then Higher School for Industrial Studies). Markopoulos 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.
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Giorgos Markopoulos (born 1951) is a Greek economist, essayist and poet, among other activities. The economist was born in Messini. Giorgos Markopoulos lived in Athens.
Languages used include Greek. The economist received Greek State Award of Poetry and Ouranis award.
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Markopoulos 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.
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• Name — Giorgos Markopoulos • Born — 1951 • Birthplace — Messene, Greece • Occupation — poet • Period — 1968–
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• 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
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Giorgos Markopoulos born at Messini.
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Giorgos Markopoulos is recorded as having received Ouranis award and Greek State Award of Poetry.
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