Άπαντα Παπαδιαμάντη

by Alexandros Papadiamantis, Αλέξανδρος Παπαδιαμάντης

Το έργο του Αλέξανδρου Παπαδιαμάντη ανήκει σε ένα χαρακτηριστικό είδος του οποίου δεν υπάρχει κάτι ανάλογο σε αυτό τον τομέα. Η μίξη της καθαρεύουσας του 19ου αιώνα με τη "λαϊκή" γλώσσα αποτελεί μια εξαιρετική πρωτοτυπία που ξαφνιάζει τον αναγνώστη και του δημιουργεί ένα ευχάριστο συναίσθημα που τον κάνει να απολαμβάνει τη θαυμάσια χρήση του λόγου από τον "κοσμοκαλόγερο" της ελληνικής πεζογραφίας. Παράλληλα, η υπόθεση όλων των διηγημάτων και των μυθιστορημάτων του απεικονίζει γλαφυρά τη ζωή και τις συνήθειες τόσο του αστικού όσο και του αγροτικού κόσμου εκείνης της εποχής.

3150 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1954

About the author

Alexandros Papadiamantis (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Παπαδιαμάντης) was an influential Greek novelist and short-story writer.
He was born in Greece, on the island of Skiathos, in the western part of the Aegean Sea. The island would figure prominently in his work. His father was a priest. He moved to Athens as a young man to complete his high school studies, and enrolled in the philosophy faculty of Athens University, but never completed his studies.
He returned to his native island in later life, and died there. He supported himself by writing throughout his adult life, anything from journalism and short stories to several serialized novels. From a certain point onwards he had become very popular, and newspapers and magazines vied for his writings, offering him substantial fees. Papadiamantis did not care for money, and would often ask for lower fees if he thought they were unfairly high; furthermore he spent his money carelessly and took no care of his clothing and appearance. He never married, and was known to be a recluse, whose only true cares were observing and writing about the life of the poor, and chanting at church: he was referred to as "kosmokalogeros" (κοσμοκαλόγερος, "a monk in the world"). He died of pneumonia.