Rodis Kanakaris-Roufos
Ρόδης Κανακάρης-Ρούφος
Born1924
Died1972
Occupationwriter

Rodis Kanakaris-Roufos (Greek: Ρόδης Κανακάρης-Ρούφος, 19241972) was a Greek diplomat and writer.

Biography

He was the son of Loukas Kanakaris-Roufos and a member of the Rouphos family that descended from Sicily and the rest of southern Italy and were politicians from Patras and Achaea. He studied law at the University of Athens in 1949 and also became a foreign minister. He made diplomatic representations in Vienna in Nicosia and in Paris. He took part in the Greek resistance but in 1967 with the arrival of the Regime of the Colonels that took power until 1974, Rodis Kanakaris lost his place.

He had been awarded the Twelve Awards in which along with the National Novel Awards. After his novel Poreia sto skotadi (Πορεία στο σκοτάδι), he was awarded the Kostas Ouranis Award.

He died in Kolonaki in Athens in 1972 and had two sons, including Loukas (1949- ) who became a lawyer, and Athanassios (1952- ) who is a musician.

Bibliography

During his lifetime, he wrote several works with his pseudonym Rodis Provelengios or Proveleggios (Ρόδης Προβελέγγιος). Some of his works include:

YearTitleGreek titleEnglish titleVolumes
1954-1958Ta chroniuka mias stavroforiasΤα χρονικά μιας σταυροφορίαςThe Chronicles Of A Crusadethree volumes
1954Poreia sto skotadiΠορεία στο σκοτάδιA Route To Darkness-
1959Chalkini epochiΧάλκινη εποχήBronze Age-
1957I imera tis krisisΗ ημέρα της κρίσηςThe Day Of The Crisis-
1967I GriakyloiΟι Γραικύλοι--
1970I metamorfoseis tou AlarichouΟι μεταμορφώσεις του ΑλάριχουAlaric's Metamorphosis-
1974Epoligi 1Επιλογή 1Epilogue 1-

References

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