Stratis Myrivilis

Stratis Myrivilis
Στράτης Μυριβήλης
Stratis Myrivilis c. 1920s
Born
Efstratios Stamatopoulos (Ευστράτιος Σταματόπουλος)

(1890-06-30)30 June 1890
Sikaminea, Lesbos, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
Died19 July 1969(1969-07-19) (aged 79)
Other namesStratis Myrivilis
EducationGymnasium of Mytilene
OccupationWriter
EraGeneration of the '30s
Known forLife in the Tomb (1923-24, 1930)
SpouseEleni Dimitriou
Children3
HonoursMember of the Academy of Athens
Thrice nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature (1960, 1962, 1963)
Military career
Allegiance Kingdom of Greece
Branch Hellenic Army
Rank Second Lieutenant
Unit2nd Transport Hospital
Battles / wars
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Efstratios Stamatopoulos (30 June 1890 – 19 July 1969) was a Greek writer. He is known for writing novels, novellas, and short stories under the pseudonym Stratis Myrivilis. He is associated with the "Generation of the '30s". He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times (1960, 1962, 1963).