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Petros Markaris, born in Istanbul in 1937, is a playwright and creator of a TV series who worked as an author with Theo Angelopoulos, and translated the works of German dramatists like Brecht and Goethe. He began writing crime novels in the mid-1990s, and became an international success. His accolades include the ›Pepe Carvalho Prize‹, the ›Goethe Medal‹ and an honorary doctorate from the University of Thessaloniki. Petros Markaris lives in Athens.
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Kostas Charitos
Pressezitate
The Observer, London
WDR3, Cologne
»Petros Markaris is a seismograph of the present day’s system of exploitation.«
The Independent, London
»Olympic-standard thrillers.«
La Razón, Madrid
»Based on the best tradition of the crime novel, he consistently reminds us that no future is possible if we don’t fight those who trample on our dignity.«
»A writer of Mediterranean noir in its most sublime and classy sense.«