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'''Angelos Terzakis''' was a [[Greeks|Greek]] author who belonged to the "[[Generation of 1930]]".

Terzakis was born in [[Nafplio]] on [[February 16]], [[1907]]. His family moved to [[Athens]] where he finished secondary school and studied Law at the [[University of Athens]].

Terzakis started writing in [[1925]]. His first work was a series of short stories entitled "Ο ξεχασμένος" (The forgotten one). In [[1936]] he wrote the play "Αυτοκράτωρ Μιχαήλ" (Emperor Michael) which was played in the National Theatre that same year.

Terzakis fought in [[World War II]] and wrote about his experience in the front in his work "Απρίλης" (April). In [[1964]], he contributed, along with others, to the Greek Army's war chronicles "Ελληνική Εποποιΐα 1940-41" (Greek epic of 1940-41).

After the war Terzakis continued to write novels, short stories and theatrical plays. He also contributed, as a columnist, to the Greek daily "[[To Vima]]" as a literary critic.

For his works, he was awarded in [[1969]] with the Prize for Literary Excellence. In [[1974]], he became a member of the [[Academy of Athens]].

Terzakis died on [[August 3]], [[1979]] in [[Athens]].

[[Category:Writers|Terzakis, Angelos]]
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 * ''Affection'' (Η στοργή, 1944)
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-* The Greek Epic of 1940-41, chronicles of the Greco-Italian War(Η Ελληνική Εποποιΐα 1940-1941, Χρονικό του Ελληνοϊταλικού Πολέμου 1940-41, 1964)
+* The Greek Epic of 1940-41, chronicles of the Greco-Italian War (Η Ελληνική Εποποιΐα 1940-1941, Χρονικό του Ελληνοϊταλικού Πολέμου 1940-41, 1964)
 ===Plays===

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 * ''April'' (Απρίλης, 1946)
 * ''Affection'' (Η στοργή, 1944)
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+===Historical works===
 * The Greek Epic of 1940-41, chronicles of the Greco-Italian War(Η Ελληνική Εποποιΐα 1940-1941, Χρονικό του Ελληνοϊταλικού Πολέμου 1940-41, 1964)

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 * ''April'' (Απρίλης, 1946)
 * ''Affection'' (Η στοργή, 1944)
 ===Plays===

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		+	==His Works==
		+	===Novels===
		+	* ''Prisoners'' (Δεσμώτες, 1932)
		+	* ''The Decay of the Tough Ones'' (Η παρακμή των Σκληρών, 1933)
		+	* ''The Purple City'' (Η Μενεξεδένια Πολιτεία, 1937)
		+	* ''Princess Isambo'' (Η πριγκηπέσσα Ιζαμπώ, 1945)
		+	* ''Journey with Esperus'' (Ταξίδι με τον Έσπερο, 1946)
		+	* ''The Twilight of Men'' (Το λυκόφως των ανθρώπων, 1947)
		+	* ''Without God'' (Δίχως Θεό, 1951)
		+	* ''The Secret Life'' (Η μυστική ζωή, 1957)
		+	* ''The Novel of the Four'' (Το Μυθιστόρημα των Τεσσάρων, 1958) (written together with Karagatsis, [[Stratis Myrivilis]] and [[Elias Venezis]])
		+
		+	===Short story collections===
		+	* ''The Forgotten'' (Ο ξεχασμένος, 1925)
		+	* ''Autumn Symphony'' (Φθινοπωρινή συμφωνία, 1929)
		+	* ''Of Love and of Death'' (Του έρωτα και του θανάτου, 1943)
		+	* ''April'' (Απρίλης, 1946)
		+	* ''Affection'' (Η στοργή, 1944)
		+
		+	===Plays===
		+	* ''Emperor Michael'' (Αυτοκράτωρ Μιχαήλ, 1936)
		+	* ''Wedding March'' (Γαμήλιο Εμβατήριο, 1937)
		+	* ''The Cross and the Sword'' (Ο σταυρός και το σπαθί, 1939)
		+	* ''Helots'' (Είλωτες, 1939)
		+	* ''The Authoritarian'' (Ο εξουσιαστής, 1942)
		+	* ''The Great Game'' (Το μεγάλο παιχνίδι, 1944)
		+	* ''Pure'' (Αγνή, 1949)
		+	* ''Theofano'' (Θεοφανώ, 1956)
		+	* ''Night in the Mediterranean'' (Νύχτα στη Μεσόγειο, 1957)
		+	* ''The Ranson of Happiness'' (Τα λύτρα της ευτυχίας, 1959)
		+	* ''Thomas the Two-Souled One'' (Θωμάς ο δίψυχος, 1962)
		+	* ''The Ancestor'' (Ο πρόγονος, 1970)
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	[[Category:Writers\|Terzakis, Angelos]]		[[Category:Writers\|Terzakis, Angelos]]