Dimitris Nollas

“Everything that man offers to himself is condemned to forgetfulness, except love which shines like a diamond.”

Born in 1940, in the village of Adriani-Drama, Dimitris Nollas is one of Greece’s most distinguished authors. His collection of short stories Tender Skin was awarded the National Prize in 1983, and his novel A Tomb Near the Sea received the National Prize in 1993.

A founding member of the Scriptwriters’ Guild of Greece, Dimitris Nollas has co-written a numerous feature films, which include The Beekeeper, Absences, Scars of the Night, and Shores of Twilight. His novel I Dream of My Friends was described as “the most creative film adaptation of Modern Greek literature”.

Nollas’ most recent collections are The Man who Forgot Himself, Misty Windowpanes, The Old Enemy, and Leaves of Tobacco.

Dimitris Nollas lives in Athens, where he serves as the president of the National Book Center of Greece.