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] while The Bachelor was brought to the screen.[11][12] The Cicadas came out in English[13] and The Incredible Story of Pope Joan in Italian.[14] He has published around 30 books.[15]

He has worked as a consultant in Greek publishing houses, a scenario consultant on various television channels, a newspaper columnist, a screenwriter,[16] a producer and speaker on radio programs;[17][18] he teaches Creative Writing at the Hellenic Open University as an adjunct lecturer. His personal archive has been donated to the Gennadius Library.[19][20]

Works
  • My Generation: In Pieces, Toll Post, The Cicadas (Η γενιά μου: Κομματάκια, Διόδια, Τα τζιτζίκια)
  • The Imperial Memory of Blood (Η αυτοκρατορική μνήμη του αίματος)
  • The Bachelor (Ο εργένης)
  • Obsessions (Έμμονες ιδέες)
  • Loula (Λούλα)
  • The Incredible Story of Pope Joan (Η απίστευτη ιστορία της Πάπισσας Ιωάννας)
  • Black Wedding (Μαύρος γάμος)
  • Does Simitis Listen to Mitropanos? (Ακούει ο Σημίτης Μητροπάνο;)
  • My Own America (Η δική μου Αμερική)
  • The Invention of Reality (Η επινόηση της πραγματικότητας)
  • We Lost Dad (Χάσαμε τον Μπαμπά)
  • A Bit of History of Modern Greek Literature (Λίγη ιστορία της νεοελληνικής λογοτεχνίας)
  • Φίλοι (Friends)
  • Ancient Recipe: Herodotus, Heraklitus, Lucian (Αρχαία συνταγή: Ηρόδοτος, Ηράκλειτος, Λουκιανός)
  • The Great Sand (Η Μεγάλη Άμμος)
  • 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)
  • The High Art of Failure (Η υψηλή τέχνη της αποτυχίας)
  • The Most Secret Wound (Η πιο κρυφή πληγή)
  • F8alism (Μοιρολα3)
  • Lesbian (Λεσβία)
  • The Man Who Burned Down Greece (Ο άνθρωπος που έκαψε την Ελλάδα)
  • The Best Things That Ever Happened To Me (Ό,τι καλύτερο μου έχει συμβεί)
  • Untouched (Ανέγγιχτη)
  • Loves, Loves, Loves (Έρωτες, έρωτες, έρωτες)

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. "The Bachelor" – via www.imdb.com.
  12. "My Veoh". www.veoh.com.
  13. "The Cicadas: Amazon.co.uk: Vangelis Raptopoulos: Books". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  14. "L'incredibile storia della papessa Giovanna, Vanghelis Raptòpulos - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  15. "ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟ – Βιβλιοnet". biblionet.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  16. 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
  17. "'Και λίγα λέω' Με τον Βαγγέλη Ραπτόπουλο, στο Ραδιόφωνο 24/7". www.news247.gr (in Greek). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  18. zoornalistas. "Βαγγέλης Ραπτόπουλος: Ευγνώμων για το ραδιόφωνο" (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  19. Smali, Maria (14 November 2013). "Author Vangelis Raptopoulos at the Gennadius Library". American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  20. "Vangelis Raptopoulos Papers | American School of Classical Studies at Athens". www.ascsa.edu.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
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