Stefanos Granitsas () (1880–1915) was a Greek writer and a journalist. His work was historical, about
folklore
Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging ...
, literature, sociology, and theatre.
Stefanos was born in
Granitsa, Evrytania
Granitsa ( el, Γρανίτσα from the Slavic word for "border") is a mountain village and a community in Evrytania, Greece. It is situated at 720 meters elevation, on a mountain slope above the river Granitsiotis. It is built in the forested ...
in 1880. He wrote several papers of the time, stories and others from his hometown. He wrote for ''Chronos'', ''
Estia'' and ''Patris'' newspapers.
Granitsas fought as a sublieutenant in the
Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913.
Among his works were many poems, the theatrical work ''Mitroussis'' ( el, Μητρούσης) and ''The Wild and the Day of the Mountains and the Hills'' ( el, Τα άγρια και τα ήμερα του βουνού και του λόγγου), a book of stories from the folklore traditions of the area related to animals.
He died in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
in 1915.
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Granitsa Evrytanias
1880 births
1915 deaths
People from Evrytania
20th-century Greek male writers
Greek military personnel of the Balkan Wars
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