Call Number:

C1612

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 0.2 linear feet
• 1 box

Language:

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Date:

1936-1984 (inclusive)

Creator:

Pittas, Triantaphyllos

Form:

Correspondence -- 20th century, Diaries., Scrapbooks, and Manuscripts, Greek -- 20th-century.

Abstract:

Consists of personal papers of Triantaphyllos Pittas, one of the most important writers of short stories in Greece.

Pittas was born in Soufli in 1912. He was an important author of short stories in Greece. He started writing and publishing stories in children's magazines at a very early age. In 1938, he published for first time a literature criticism in the newspapers "Proodos" and "Prōia" in Thrace. He participated in the Greek Resistance during World War II. He was imprisoned in Aigina for two years and in Polygyros (Greece). From 1950 and onwards, he presented literature criticism and essays in newspapers of Thessalonikē. In 1962, for first time, his poems were published in the magazine "Diagōnios". In 1969, he published his first collection of 17 stories under the title Ta Terata tha erthoun, and in 1973, his poetry collection Gymnastikē. In 1977, he published the story Hē metakomisē and in 1979, another collection under the title: Mageia sto lopho mousōn. In 1980, a third collection To kinēma tōn gymnōn and in 1982, he published a personal magazine with short stories, self-criticism about his works, and letters. He was using pseudonyms for his publications very often. His poems and novels have been translated and published in English and American literature reviews. He died on March 25, 1997.

Collection comprises handwritten drafts of short stories by Pittas, including Alychtēsmata and Hē sphagē tōn paidiōn: Politiko enklēma; notebooks containing essays, personal thoughts, and notes concerning newspaper articles; travel diaries; and correspondence.

Arranged by subject.