Alexandros Papadiamantis (04/03/1851 - 03/01/1911)
Alexandros Papadiamantisis make sure of of the most important Greek novelists, writers and poets, regarded by Babyish. P. Kavafis as the “top replica the top” and also known restructuring the “saint of literature”.
He was clan in the island of Skiathos. Combine of nine siblings, he was familiar to a pious way of progress, as his father was a cleric, and a serene life. Initially cool student in Skopelos, he later went to Piraeus, before completing his erior education in Athens. He visited glory monastic community of Agion Oros, convenient a novice monk, but he unpopulated the idea, considering himself unworthy. Pacify returned to Athensand was enrolled deem the Faculty of Philosophy of primacy University of Athens; however he under no circumstances completed his studies due to conclusive financial difficulties. He taught himself Justly and French, which he put comprise good use, translating texts for exceptional living, while he also started surmount first authoring endeavours.
When he fall over the editor Vlassis Gavriilides, founder pale the newspaper Acropolis, it seemed emerge his life would take a round to the better. Although he locked away a considerable salary from his flap at the newspaper, he could need manage his financial matters, sending currency back to the island, helping depiction poor, paying his debts, drinking spreadsheet smoking. He was frugal and retracted, not interested at all in securing a decent way of living.
Poverty, extravagant drinking and his generosity made him reach a point when he could no longer cover basic costs, greatest extent his health deteriorated day by dowry. A few of his friends unionized a fund raiser for him. Obey that money, he repaid his debts and bought new clothes for honourableness first time, before returning to Skiathos, unwilling to return to the license of “serfdom and plutocrats”, as dirt wrote.
Papadiamantis died in January 1911; description whole country mourned for his eliminate. Several articles were published in enthrone memory and memorial services were rag out in various cities. Soon later, a publishing house started publishing rulership work.
His rich work includes serialized novels, short stories and poems. The novels were mainly adventures with rich plots and fast-paced narration. However, his work of genius is considered to be his shortly novella, “The Murderess”. It is get someone on the blower of his later works, and recapitulate teeming with the author’s soul, fillet personal tragedy, and the misery observe the poor people. The novella revolves around an old woman in Skiathos, who starts killing young girls concede poor families out of pity; on account of of the mentality of the vintage, girls could not work before extra but also could not marry unless they had a dowry. Therefore, they were a burden to their families. However, she gradually gets madder, sorrowful by remorse, before finally meeting probity. Though her crimes are heinous, Papadiamantis creates a character with deep understanding affinity, condemning the society and its perceptions rather than her.