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Petros Markaris

Petros Markaris (born 1937) is a Turkish linguist, screenwriter and translator.

Also recorded as Petros Markares; Petros Márkaris.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Bedros Markaryan.

Also worked under the name Petros Markaris.

Born at Heybeliada in 1937.

In detail

Petros Markaris studied at St. George's Austrian High School. the recorded working language is Turkish, Modern Greek and German.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are detective fiction. Sabahattin Ali and Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar are recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Kypseli, Athens.

Distinctions recorded are Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Goethe Medal and Prix du Polar Européen.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Petros Markaris”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q603855: Petros Markaris

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