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Stratis Tsirkas

Born

in Cairo, Egypt

July 23, 1911

Died

January 27, 1980

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(Greek: Στρατής Τσίρκας)

Yiannis Hatziandreas, who became known by the pen name of Stratis Tsirkas, was born in Egypt in 1911.
After graduating from the commercial section of the Ambeteio School he went to work in a cotton mill as an accountant and later as the manager of a factory in Upper Egypt. He read voraciously from an early age and published translations of poetry and short texts of his own in journals in Egypt and Greece.
From 1938 to 1963, when he settled in Greece, he managed a tannery in Alexandria, where he became involved in literary and communist circles.
In 1937 he published Fellahin, poems inspired by his time in Upper Egypt, in 1938 The Lyrical Voyage and in 1944 his first short story collection, Strange People.
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Yiannis Hatziandreas, who became known by the pen name of Stratis Tsirkas, was born in Egypt in 1911.
After graduating from the commercial section of the Ambeteio School he went to work in a cotton mill as an accountant and later as the manager of a factory in Upper Egypt. He read voraciously from an early age and published translations of poetry and short texts of his own in journals in Egypt and Greece.
From 1938 to 1963, when he settled in Greece, he managed a tannery in Alexandria, where he became involved in literary and communist circles.
In 1937 he published Fellahin, poems inspired by his time in Upper Egypt, in 1938 The Lyrical Voyage and in 1944 his first short story collection, Strange People.
The Penultimate Farewell and Spanish Oratorio in 1946 mark his farewell to poetry.
Tsirkas was actively involved in the Communist Party’s Anti-Fascist Initiative and he edited their journal, Ellin.
The 1944 mutiny of the Greek fleet and army and its brutal suppression inspired his writing, from April is the Cruellest Month (1947) to the final volume of the Drifting Cities trilogy.
After the war he published short stories, literary criticism and studies. During the Suez Crisis he wrote Nureddin Bomba. In 1958 he published Cavafy and his Era which won the State Award for biography, and followed up with a work on Seferis.
In 1961 he published The Club, the first volume in the Drifting Cities trilogy, prompting his expulsion from the Communist Party. The second volume came out in 1962, the third in 1965.
He continued to write articles and literary criticism.
He actively opposed the dictatorship and when the Greek Communist Party split, he joined the newly formed Greek Communist Party of the Interior.
During the junta he did translations and when preventive censorship was lifted he played a leading part in producing the anti-junta 18 Texts and New Texts, and contributed to the anti-dictatorship journal Synechia.
In 1972, the French edition of Drifting Cities won a prize for the best foreign book.
Lost Spring, published in 1976, was a novel with an Athenian setting and intended to be first of a trilogy which Tsirkas never completed. He died in 1980. ...more

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	Η χαμένη άνοιξη: Δίσεχτα χρόνια by Stratis Tsirkas, Στρατής Τσίρκας 4.04 avg rating — 622 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drifting Cities by Stratis Tsirkas, Kay Cicellis (Translator) 4.01 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1974 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	نور الدين بومبة by Stratis Tsirkas, Στρατής Τσίρκας, يني ميلاخرينودي (ترجمة) 3.84 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1956 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Τα Διηγήματα by Stratis Tsirkas, Στρατής Τσίρκας 4.15 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ο πολιτικός Καβάφης by Stratis Tsirkas, Στρατής Τσίρκας 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1971	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ο Καβάφης και η εποχή του by Stratis Tsirkas, Στρατής Τσίρκας 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1958	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duas Histórias do Egipto by Stratis Tsirkas, Margarida Santiago (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ciudades a la deriva III. El Murciélago: Alejandría really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Όπως το λες, όπως το γράφεις, αυτό είσαι. Εδώ δεν χωρούν ελαφρυντικά. Το ύφος είναι το πιό άσφαλτο κριτήριο της στάσης σου απένταντι στον άλλο, απέναντι στον άνθρωπο. Πόσο τον νιάζεσαι, πόσο τον σέβεσαι;...”
― Stratis Tsirkas, Αριάγνη

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“Bizler gerçeklik hakkında asla doğru bilgi edinemedik. Gerçekliğin bir bölümünü biliyoruz, bir başka bölümünü çarpıtarak yorumluyoruz; birileri bunu biliyor ama bizim neyi ne kadar bildiğimizi bilmiyor. Ve yaşamımız böylece yarı gerçekler ve yarı anlaşmazlıklar arasında kayıp gidiyor; olup bitenler açıklık kazandığındaysa, bize verdiği acıları ya da mutlulukları kimi zaman çoktan arkamızda bırakmış oluyoruz. Çünkü o sırada kafamızda başka yalanlar, başka gerçekler oluyor: Kim olduğumuzu anlamak için, kendimize dört elle sarılmalı, dikkatle ilerlemeliyiz. Her şeyi yola sokmanın tek çaresi, hiçbir şey bilmeyen biriyle birlikte her şeyi alfabesinden başlayarak yeniden öğrenmek.”
― Stratis Tsirkas, Η λέσχη

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“Huzuru bulmak için bizimle burada kalmak istemez misin? Çok yer gezdiğini söylediler bana. Paris, İsviçre, İspanya... Neden koşup duruyorsun? Peşinden kovalayan biri mi var?”
― Stratis Tsirkas, Η λέσχη

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