Marios Chakkas ( el, Μάριος Χάκκας;
Makrakomi, 1931 – 5 July 1972) was a
Greek writer. He was persecuted due to his political beliefs, especially during the
Greek junta
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Biography
Born in
Makrakomi in 1931, he moved with his family to
Kaisariani
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at age 4, where spent his childhood and his youth, and with which he was sentimentally connected, something which is apparent in his work. Aged 19, and while he was studying in the Samaritan (nursing) School of the
Hellenic Red Cross
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, he voluntarily helped the prisoners in
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. On 30 April 1954 he was arrested and sentenced to four years in jail, having to stop his studies in the
Panteion University
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During the 60s he published his first poetic collection titled "Beautiful summer" (it was also the only one published while he was alive). After the
1967 coup and the establishment of the junta, he was persecuted and jailed for one month for being a member of
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(1960 – 67). During the last years of his life he wrote three theatrical solo acts.
He died from cancer aged 41, during the junta.
Important works
* "Beautiful summer" (1965)
* "The Rifleman of the enemy" (1966)
* "The Bidet and other stories" (1971)
* "Guilt" (theatrical solo act)
* "Pursuit" (theatrical solo act)
* "Keys" (theatrical solo act)
* "The commune" (1972)
References
External links
Marios Chakkas's biography
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Greek writers
Writers from Athens
1931 births
1972 deaths
People from Makrakomi