Katina Papa
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Katina Papa was a Greek
author. She became well known for her poetry and novels.
She was born in the village of Janicat
in the Ottoman Empire
, now modern southern Albania
. Her family had to find refuge in the nearby island of Corfu
because her father was accused by the local Ottoman authorities of participating in a local revolt.
Katina Papa studied at the University of Athens and then became a teacher. Her writing is associated with her experiences as a teacher. Her first book Stin sikaminia apo kato (Under the Mulberry Tree) received the Academy of Athens
award. Papa's main characters are mainly girls, such as Tasoula (in a novel with the same title), a servant girl from Corfu, where she dreams to live with her godfather in Athens. She writes to him about her dreams. He answers, but the girl cannot manage to open the letter, fearing that the answer might be negative.
The distinguished author Nikos Kazantzakis
said to her once, "I really admire your writing style... the sensitivity, the liveliness".
Her works have been translated into several languages.
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author. She became well known for her poetry and novels.
She was born in the village of Janicat
Janicat
Janicat is a settlement in the Sarandë District, Vlorë County, southwestern Albania....
in the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, now modern southern Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. Her family had to find refuge in the nearby island of Corfu
Corfu
Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
because her father was accused by the local Ottoman authorities of participating in a local revolt.
Katina Papa studied at the University of Athens and then became a teacher. Her writing is associated with her experiences as a teacher. Her first book Stin sikaminia apo kato (Under the Mulberry Tree) received the Academy of Athens
Academy of Athens (modern)
The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education...
award. Papa's main characters are mainly girls, such as Tasoula (in a novel with the same title), a servant girl from Corfu, where she dreams to live with her godfather in Athens. She writes to him about her dreams. He answers, but the girl cannot manage to open the letter, fearing that the answer might be negative.
The distinguished author Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis
Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer and philosopher, celebrated for his novel Zorba the Greek, considered his magnum opus...
said to her once, "I really admire your writing style... the sensitivity, the liveliness".
Works
- Sti sykaminia apo kato (Under the Mullbery Tree) 1935.
- An allazan ola (If Everything Changed) 1948.
- S'ena gymnasio thyleon (At a Girls' High School).
- Poiimata (Poems) 1963.
Her works have been translated into several languages.