Vangelis Raptopoulos

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

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

Career

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][11] while The Bachelor was brought to the screen.[12][13] The Cicadas came out in English[14] and The Incredible Story of Pope Joan in Italian.[15] He has published around 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
  • In Pieces (Κομματάκια), 1979
  • Toll Post (Διόδια), 1982
  • The Cicadas (Τα τζιτζίκια), 1985
  • The Imperial Memory of Blood (Η αυτοκρατορική μνήμη του αίματος), 1992
  • The Bachelor (Ο εργένης), 1993
  • Obsessions (Έμμονες ιδέες), 1995
  • Loula (Λούλα), 1997
  • The Game (Το παιχνίδι), 1998
  • Deep and Sad As You (Βαθύς και λυπημένος, όπως κι εσύ), 1999
  • The Incredible Story of Pope Joan (Η απίστευτη ιστορία της Πάπισσας Ιωάννας), 2000
  • Black Wedding (Μαύρος γάμος), 2001
  • Does Simitis Listen to Mitropanos? (Ακούει ο Σημίτης Μητροπάνο;), 2001
  • My Own America (Η δική μου Αμερική), 2002
  • The Invention of Reality (Η επινόηση της πραγματικότητας), 2003
  • We Lost Dad (Χάσαμε τον Μπαμπά), 2005
  • A Bit of History of Modern Greek Literature (Λίγη ιστορία της νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας), 2005
  • Φίλοι (Friends), 2006
  • Ancient Recipe: Herodotus, Heraklitus, Lucian (Αρχαία συνταγή: Ηρόδοτος, Ηράκλειτος, Λουκιανός), 2006
  • The Great Sand (Η Μεγάλη Άμμος), 2007
  • Endlessly Empty House (Απέραντα άδειο σπίτι), 2009
  • 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), 2011
  • The High Art of Failure (Η υψηλή τέχνη της αποτυχίας), 2012
  • The Most Secret Wound (Η πιο κρυφή πληγή), 2012
  • The Elevator (Tο ασανσέρ), 2014
  • F8alism (Μοιρολα3), 2014
  • Lesbian (Λεσβία), 2016
  • The Man Who Burned Down Greece (Ο άνθρωπος που έκαψε την Ελλάδα), 2018
  • The Best Things That Ever Happened To Me (Ό,τι καλύτερο μου έχει συμβεί), 2021

See also

References
  1. "About Vangelis Raptopoulos". December 5, 2009.
  2. 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. "Έντυπη Έκδοση | Έντυπη Έκδοση Ελευθεροτυπίας". www.enet.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  12. "The Bachelor" – via www.imdb.com.
  13. "My Veoh". www.veoh.com.
  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). 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.
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