M. Karagatsis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

M. Karagatsis

Greek writer

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1908

Place of Birth: Athens, Attica Region, Greece

Date of Death: 14-Sep-1960

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

M.
Karagatsis (Greek: ?.
?a?a??ts??; 23 June 1908 – 14 September 1960) was the pen name of the important modern Greek novelist, journalist, critic and playwright Dimitris Rodopoulos (??µ?t???? ??d?p?????).
The pen name M.
Karagatsis is the name the novelist is known with.
The letter "M." comes from Mitya, which is the Russian diminutive of Dimitris (his real name).
The word "Karagatsis" comes from the tree karagatsi under the shadow of which he used to write as a young writer. Karagatsis was born in Athens, grew up in Larissa and Thessaloniki, and studied law in France.
He died in Athens. He is associated with the "Generation of the '30s".