Dinos Christianopoulos

Konstantinos Dimitriadis (Greek: Ντίνος Χριστιανόπουλος; 20 March 1931 – 11 August 2020), better known by his pen name Dinos Christianopoulos, was a Greek contemporary and post-war poet, novelist, folklorist, editor and researcher.[1]

Dimitriadis was born in Thessaloniki on 20 March 1931, the son of a refugee from East Thrace. He received a degree in Classical Studies from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.[2]

His first poem Age of Lean Cows was published in 1947. He was influenced by Constantine P. Cavafy.[3][4] Dimitriadis was gay, but he never claimed his pride.[5]

He was awarded the 2011 National Grand Prix for Literature, but refused to pick it up.[6] He died on 11 August 2020 at the age of 89.[7]

References
  1. Στον Ντίνο Χριστιανόπουλο το Μεγάλο Βραβείο Γραμμάτων 2011 (in Greek)
  2. Ντίνος Χριστιανόπουλος, o αιρετικός της Θεσσαλονίκης (in Greek)
  3. Ντίνος Χριστιανόπουλος: «Δεν έβγαλα ούτε μια δραχμή από την ποίηση» (in Greek)
  4. Demosthenes Kurtovic, "Greek Post-War Writers", Patakis Publications, 2nd ed., Athens 1999, p. 274
  5. Η ζωή και ο θάνατος του Ντίνου Χριστιανόπουλου (in Greek)
  6. Ο Ντίνος Χριστιανόπουλος αρνήθηκε το Μεγάλο Βραβείο Γραμμάτων (in Greek)
  7. Εφυγε από τη ζωή ο Ντίνος Χριστιανόπουλος (in Greek)
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