Thanasis Valtinos

Biography

Thanasis Valtinos (December 16, 1932) is a Greek prose writer, short story writer, screenwriter and former president of the Academy of Athens. He also dealt with playwriting and translation - partner of the Art Theater of Karolos Koon -, as well as with the film script. The translations of Euripides' tragedy Troaditisses and Aeschylus' Oresteia were presented by the "Karolos Koun" Art Theater in Epidauria (1979-1980), directed by Karolos Koun. He has written the scripts for the films "While the train whistled", "Trojan horse" and in collaboration with others he also wrote the scripts for the …