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- Petros Markaris was born on January 1, 1937 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a writer and actor, known for Erastes sti mihani tou hronou (1990), Ellinikes istories mystiriou kai fantasias (1989) and Trilogia: To livadi pou dakryzei (2004).
- Petros Markaris was born in Istanbul in 1937. Having studied Economics, he made his literary debut in Greece in 1965 with a theatrical work, The Tale of Ali Retzo. This was followed by several other plays and film scripts. Markaris recently published a Greek translation of Goethe's Faust to critical acclaim. He has also translated Wedekind.
- Appeared in Theo Angelopoulos' film 'An Eternity and a Day'.
- Since the '90s he has written several police novels which have been translated to various language English being one among them. [Zone Defense, The Late-Night news etc].
- Is considered an expert on Brecht and has translated much of his work in Greek as well as having written books on Brecht.
- Has taught dramaturgy in various Greek drama schools and University departments.
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