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Costas Taktsis | |
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| Born | 8 October 1927 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Died | 25 August 1988 (aged 60) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, translator, editor |
| Education | Law School, University of Athens |
| Notable works | The Third Wedding |
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Costas Taktsis (Greek: Κώστας Ταχτσής [ˈkostas taxˈtsis]; 8 October 1927 – 25 August 1988) was a Greek writer.[1][2] Described as a "landmark of post-war literature in Greece",[3] Taktsis wrote The Third Wedding (Greek: Το τρίτο στεφάνι, romanized: To tríto stefáni) partly in Australia. The book unfolds in the years before and after World War II through the flowing personal narrative of two women: Ekavi and Nina, who speak in a direct and everyday language about what they live through. Unable to find a publisher in Greece he published it at his own expense in 1962. The book has been translated into 18 languages. The French edition was released by Éditions Gallimard in 1967, translated by Jacques Lacarrière. In 1969 it became the first Greek novel published by Penguin Books.[4] A new English translation by John Chioles, was published as The Third Wedding Wreath, by Hermes in 1985.
Many directors including Michael Cacoyannis unsuccessfully tried to produce a film based on the book.[5] Greek broadcaster ANT1 TV produced a television series based on the book in 1995 with Nena Menti in the role of Nina and Lida Protopsalti as Ekavi.[6] A 4-hour adaption for the theatre, directed by Stamatis Fassoulis was produced by the National Theatre of Greece in 2009–2010.[7]
Multi-lingual, he also translated ancient Greek drama, mainly Aristophanes' comedies (The Frogs, The Clouds, The Birds (play), Lysistrata), as well as foreign literature. Together with Nanos Valaoritis and others he participated in the editorial team of the pioneering literary magazine Pali (1964–1967).[8] One theme that is ubiquitous in Taktsis's later texts is homosexuality, which he sometimes accepts and sometimes sees as a permanent curse.[9]
- ^ Merry, Bruce (2004). Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature. Westport: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 415. ISBN 0-313-30813-6.
- ^ Savidis, George P (1989). "Ill Met By Moonlight'". Grand Street. 8 (2): 229–230. doi:10.2307/25007219. JSTOR 25007219.
- ^ "Kostas Tachtsis' third wedding". National Theatre of Greece. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Plate, Cassi (2020). Monster & Colossus. Melbourne: Australian Scholastic Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 9781925984279.
- ^ Plate, Cassi (2020). Monster & Colossus. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 9781925984279.
- ^ "To Trito Stefani". IMDB. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Kostas Tachtsis' third wedding". Greek National Theatre. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Plate, Cassi (2020). Monster & Colossus. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. pp. 115–116. ISBN 9781925984279.
- ^ Dēmētrēs, Tziovas (2003). Tyrants and Prisoners: Narrative Fusion and the Hybrid Self in The Third Wedding', The Other Self: Selfhood and society in modern Greek fiction. Washington: Lexington Books. pp. 175–193. ISBN 0739106252.