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Kostas Tahtsis

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Kostas Tahtsis

Born October 8, 1927 · Thessaloniki, Greece

Died August 25, 1988 · aged 60

Costas Taktsis (Greek: Κώστας Ταχτσής, 8 October 1927 – 25 August 1988) was a Greek writer. Described as a "landmark of post-war literature in Greece", Taktsis wrote The Third Wedding (Greek: Το τρίτο στεφάνι, romanized: To tríto stefáni) partly in Australia. The book unfolds in the years before and after World War II through the flowing personal narrative of two women: Ekavi and Nina, who speak i…

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Athens, Return to the AcropolisAthens, Return to the Acropolis · 1983
Athens, Return to the Acropolis
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MovieDocumentary
A poetic visit to the city of Athens, based on paintings, poems and philosophical texts.
The frogsThe frogs · 1977
The frogs
1977
MovieComedy
The comedy was written and played at the end of the 5th century BC, at the end of the Peloponnesian War, a time of decline of the Athenian Republic. Aristophanes, on the occasion of the political situation in his country, tries to help his fellow citizens by presenting this comedy. Dionysus and his slave Xanthias, with the instructions of Hercules, go down to Hades looking for a poet, who will bring his city out of the impasse in which it has reached. After the poetic struggle between Euripides and Aeschylus, Dionysus chooses the latter to save Athens and they leave Hades together.
The Third WeddingThe Third Wedding · 1995
The Third Wedding
1995
Series
The novel's plot unfolds mainly during the interwar period and the Occupation. The protagonists and narrators are two women, Nina and her friend Hekabi, who live in these periods and faithfully describe the climate of the era through their personal stories. Nina successively performs three marriages — hence the title of the work.

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