Yiannis Ritsos

Yiannis Ritsos

Actor · Writer

Monemvasia, Greece
May 1, 1909

Biography

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".

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Yiannis Ritsos 1
Yiannis Ritsos 2

Representative Works

Three Days in Greece
Three Days in Greece
9.0
/ French
Τα Ραβδιά των Τυφλών
Τα Ραβδιά των Τυφλών
No Rating Yet
/ Greek
Ballad of the Lost Moonlight
Ballad of the Lost Moonlight
No Rating Yet
/ Greek
Evidence
Evidence
5.5
/ Greek

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Three Days in Greece
1991Winner

Best Writing

Three Days in Greece

Ballad of the Lost Moonlight
2002Nominee

Best Performance

Ballad of the Lost Moonlight

Evidence
1975Nominee

Best Performance

Evidence