Vangelis Raptopoulos

Vangelis Raptopoulos
Born1959
Athens, Greece
OccupationNovelist and Bishop
NationalityGreek
Period1979–
Genremale
Website
vangelisraptopoulos.wordpress.com
  • Vangelis Raptopoulos[1] (Greek: Βαγγέλης Ραπτόπουλος; born 1958, Athens, Greece) is a Greek novelist and considered a part of the "1980s generation".[2]

Career

His first work, In Pieces, was published in 1979, at the age of 20.[2] Along with his second book, Toll Post, they were adapted for television;[3][4][5][6][7][8] Loula, Black Wedding and The Invention of Reality were performed on stage;[9][10] while The Bachelor and Lesbian were brought to the screen.[11][12][13] The Cicadas came out in English,[14] The Incredible Story of Pope Joan in Italian.[15] He has published around 30 books.[16]

Raptopoulos has worked as a literary consultant in Greek publishing houses, a scenario consultant at Greek Film Center and various TV channels, a newspaper and magazine columnist, a screenwriter for the small and big screen,[17] a playwright for the National Theater and for independent theater groups[18], a producer and speaker on radio programs,[19][20] an adjunct lecturer in Creative Writing at the Hellenic Open University. His personal archive has been donated to the Gennadius Library.[21][22]

Works

F I C T I O N

  1. My Generation: In Pieces, Toll Post, The Cicadas (Η γενιά μου: Κομματάκια, Διόδια, Τα τζιτζίκια)
  2. The Imperial Memory of Blood (Η αυτοκρατορική μνήμη του αίματος)
  3. The Bachelor (Ο εργένης)
  4. Obsessions (Έμμονες ιδέες)
  5. Loula (Λούλα)
  6. Τales of Limni: The Game, Sad and Deep As You, Endlessly Empty House (Ιστορίες της Λίμνης: Το παιχνίδι, Βαθύς και λυπημένος όπως κι εσύ, Απέραντα άδειο σπίτι)
  7. The Incredible Story of Pope Joan (Η απίστευτη ιστορία της Πάπισσας Ιωάννας)
  8. Black Wedding (Μαύρος γάμος)
  9. The Invention of Reality (Η επινόηση της πραγματικότητας)
  10. We Lost Dad (Χάσαμε τον Μπαμπά)
  11. Friends (Φίλοι)
  12. Ancient Recipe: Herodotus, Heraklitus, Lucian (Αρχαία συνταγή: Ηρόδοτος, Ηράκλειτος, Λουκιανός)
  13. The Great Sand (Η Μεγάλη Άμμος)
  14. The Most Secret Wound (Η πιο κρυφή πληγή)
  15. F8alism (Μοιρολα3)
  16. Lesbian (Λεσβία)
  17. The Man Who Burned Down Greece[23] (Ο άνθρωπος που έκαψε την Ελλάδα)
  18. Untouched (Ανέγγιχτη)
  19. Loves, Loves, Loves (Έρωτες, έρωτες, έρωτες)
  20. Blame God, for Making the World So Pretty: Allegories From Kazantzakis (Ο Θεός φταίει, που έκανε τον κόσμο τόσο ωραίο: Αλληγορίες από τον Καζαντζάκη)
  21. Innocence (Αθωότητα)


N O N - F I C T I O N

  1. Does Simitis Listen to Mitropanos? (Ακούει ο Σημίτης Μητροπάνο;)
  2. My Own America (Η δική μου Αμερική)
  3. A Bit of History of Modern Greek Literature (Λίγη Ιστορία της Νεοελληνικής Λογοτεχνίας)
  4. The High Art of Failure (Η υψηλή τέχνη της αποτυχίας)
  5. The Best Things that Ever Happened to Me (Ό,τι καλύτερο μου έχει συμβεί)
  6. Meander: Documentary of a Political Crime (Μαίανδρος: Ντοκιμαντέρ ενός πολιτικού εγκλήματος[24])

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Vangelis Raptopoulos". December 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Vogeikoff-Brogan, Natalia (25 September 2012). "Author Vangelis Raptopoulos Donates His Papers to the Gennadius Library". American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Θαλασσινό τραίνο - retroDB". www.retrodb.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  4. ^ Ta diodia (TV Mini-Series 1988– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-01-02
  5. ^ arxeio (2010-11-01). "ΔΙΟΔΙΑ". archive.ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  6. ^ arxeio (2010-11-01). "ΔΙΟΔΙΑ". archive.ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  7. ^ arxeio (2010-11-01). "ΔΙΟΔΙΑ". archive.ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  8. ^ arxeio (2010-11-01). "ΔΙΟΔΙΑ". archive.ert.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  9. ^ ""Λούλα" - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  10. ^ Play, Art (2015-09-29). "Ένας Μαύρος Γάμος στη Φρυνίχου". Art Play (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  11. ^ "The Bachelor" – via www.imdb.com.
  12. ^ "My Veoh". www.veoh.com.
  13. ^ ΠΕΚΚ. "Αναζήτηση ταινίας id". Πανελλήνια Ένωση Κριτικών Κινηματογράφου (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  14. ^ "The Cicadas: Amazon.co.uk: Vangelis Raptopoulos: Books". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  15. ^ "L'incredibile storia della papessa Giovanna, Vanghelis Raptòpulos - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  16. ^ "ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟ – Βιβλιοnet". biblionet.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  17. ^ Voulgaris, Pantelis (2002-11-09), I fanela me to '9' (Drama, Sport), Stratos Tzortzoglou, Themis Bazaka, Nikos Bousdoukos, Stamatis Tzelepis, Greek Film Center, Greek Television ET-1, retrieved 2021-01-02
  18. ^ "Βαγγέλης Ραπτόπουλος". unstage.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  19. ^ "'Και λίγα λέω' Με τον Βαγγέλη Ραπτόπουλο, στο Ραδιόφωνο 24/7". www.news247.gr (in Greek). 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  20. ^ zoornalistas. "Βαγγέλης Ραπτόπουλος: Ευγνώμων για το ραδιόφωνο" (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  21. ^ Smali, Maria (14 November 2013). "Author Vangelis Raptopoulos at the Gennadius Library". American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Vangelis Raptopoulos Papers | American School of Classical Studies at Athens". www.ascsa.edu.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  23. ^ Jul 18; Greece, 2018 | Reading (2018-07-18). "Reading Greece | Writer Vangelis Raptopoulos on "The man who burned down Greece"". Greek News Agenda. Retrieved 2025-05-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ "Ο Β. Ραπτόπουλος σπάει το αυγό του φιδιού". ΕΦΣΥΝ (in Greek). 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
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