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Odysseas Elytis
Odysseus Elytis is a Greek poet, essayist and translator, considered the prelude to Romantic modernism in Greece and around the world. He was one of the most famous poets of the second half of the 20th century, with his book Axion Esti “considered a monument of contemporary poetry”. In 1979 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
BornOdysseas Alepoudellis, November 2, 1911, Heraklion, Republic of Crete
DiedMarch 18, 1996, Athens, Greece
OccupationPoet
NationalityGreek
Alma materUniversity of Athens, (no degree)
Literary movementRomantic modernism, Generation of the '30s
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature, 1979

About Odysseas Elytis

Poet Odysseas Elytis was born on November 2, 1911 in Greece (He dies at the age of 84, on March 18, 1996).

Greek poet who was a part of the Romantic Modernism movement and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979. Orientations, The Sovereign Sun, and Diary of an Invisible April are some of his poetic works.

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Odysseas Elytis before becoming famous

Odysseas Elytis was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scorpion), and 1911 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was born in Lesbos, Greece, to a Greek family and served in the military as a lieutenant in the late 1930s.

Achievement of Odysseas Elytis

He penned a poem that was turned into a popular Greek song once it was set to music.

Odysseas Elytis's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Mariannina Kriezi, a musicologist, was his romantic partner.

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Odysseas Elytis Collabed with

He was a student at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he met Painter Pablo Picasso and other avant-garde artists and writers.

Odysseas Elytis Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Odysseas Elytis updated on March 16 2023.