Dimitris Dimitriadis (Greece)

Dimitris Dimitriadis (b. 1944) is one of Greece’s most influential contemporary writers, playwrights, poets, essayists and translators. After studying theatre and cinema at the Institut National des Arts du Spectacle (INSAS) in Brussels, his first play, The Price of the Rebellion in the Black Market, was staged in Paris in 1968 by Patrice Chéreau.

Since the publication of I Die as a Country in 1978—widely regarded as a landmark of modern Greek and European literature—Dimitriadis has developed an extensive body of work spanning theatre, fiction, poetry and essays. His plays have been presented by leading theatres and festivals across Europe and directed by internationally acclaimed artists including Patrice Chéreau, Theodoros Terzopoulos, Yannis Kokkos, Michael Marmarinos, and Dimitris Karantzas.

His writings have been translated into numerous languages, including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, Arabic, Danish, Albanian and Georgian, introducing his distinctive literary voice to audiences around the world.

Through a body of work that explores language, desire, identity, violence and the limits of the human condition, Dimitriadis has established himself as one of the foremost figures of contemporary European literature and theatre.