Yannis Ritsos

1909 - 1990

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movement: realism, surrealism, Thirties Generation

country of citizenship: Greece

native language: Greek

languages spoken, written or signed: Greek, Modern Greek

occupation: poet, playwright, translator, writer

award received: Lenin Peace Prize, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Golden Wreath

Yiannis Ritsos (Greek: Γιάννης Ρίτσος; 1 May 1909 – 11 November 1990) was a Greek poet and communist and an active member of the Greek Resistance during World War II. While he disliked being regarded as a political poet, he has been called "the great poet of the Greek left". Source: Wikipedia (en)