Pandelis Prevelakis

Greek author

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Pandelis Prevelakis was a Greek author known for his philosophical novels set in his native Crete. His most successful work, The Sun of Death (1959), depicts a boy's journey to accept mortality. Prevelakis's writing often explores profound themes and the human condition, contributing to modern Greek literature.1

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Greek literature
Literature after 1922
Pandelís Prevelákis published a number of philosophical novels set in his native Crete, the most successful being O ílios tou thanátou (1959; The Sun of Death), which shows a boy learning to come to terms with death.
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Pandelís Prevelákis published a number of philosophical novels set in his native Crete, the most successful being O ílios tou thanátou (1959; The Sun of Death), which shows a boy learning to come to terms with death.
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