The collection was donated to the Foundation thanks to the generous contribution of his niece, Christina Angelopoulou, in 2016. It consists of 34 books by Myrivilis, translated into various languages: English, French, Turkish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Russian, Finnish, and Hebrew.
The book collection of Stratis Myrivilis
Content
Number of items: 34
Biography
Stratis Myrivilis (1890-1969) was a modern Greek writer, one of the greatest anti-militarist authors in Europe, and a significant representative of the so-called “Generation of the ’30s” in Greek literature. His real name was Efstratios Stamatopoulos. He was born on the island of Lesvos. He attended the Gymnasiums of Mytilene and Kydonies. In 1912, he began studying at the School of Philosophy and the School of Law at the University of Athens but interrupted his studies to enlist as a volunteer in the army. He fought in the Balkan Wars, World War I (his experience in the trenches inspired the work “Life in the Tomb”), and the Asia Minor Campaign. Politically, he initially aligned with Papanastasiou and later with the Metaxas regime. He collaborated with many newspapers, some of which he published himself, as well as with journals. He wrote short stories, novellas, and essays. His most famous works are the novels “Life in the tomb,” “The schoolmistress with the golden eyes,” and “The mermaid Madonna.” From 1938 to 1955, he worked as a librarian at the Library of the Greek Parliament. He was a member of journalistic and literary associations and served as a member of the Academy of Athens. He was nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Literature (1960, 1962, 1963).