Katerina Gogou (Greek: ÎšÎ±Ï„ÎµÏ Î¯Î½Î± Î"ώγου; 1 June 1940 â€" 3
October 1993) was a Greek poet, author and actress. Gogou appeared in
over thirty Greek films and was well-known for her overall artistic
contribution to the Greek arts.Gogou was born on 1 June 1940 in
Athens, Greece. Early on she experienced the Axis occupation of Greece
that began in 1941. During her young years, she started acting at
various theatrical plays for children, for which she was appraised.
She was invited to sing at the Aigli of Zappeion (the refectory and
loved meeting place of many Athenians) joined by Nikos Gounaris.One of
her books, Three Clicks Left, was translated into English in 1983 by
Jack Hirschman and published by Night Horn Books in San Francisco and
also into Turkish in 2018 by Turkish author Mahir Ergun and published
by Belge International Publishing House in Istanbul. The Greek title
was 'Î¤Ï Î¯Î± κλικ Î±Ï Î¹ÏƒÏ„ÎµÏ Î¬'; it was first published by
Kastaniotis in 1978. Her poetry was known for its rebellious and
anarcho-communist content.Numerous poems written by Gogou appeared in
Parangelia (Ï€Î±Ï Î±Î³Î³ÎµÎ»Î¹Î¬), a Greek film about the life of
Nikos Koemtzis who, in 1973, killed three individuals (two of whom
were policemen) and injured another eight at a bouzouki club in Athens
over a dance.
October 1993) was a Greek poet, author and actress. Gogou appeared in
over thirty Greek films and was well-known for her overall artistic
contribution to the Greek arts.Gogou was born on 1 June 1940 in
Athens, Greece. Early on she experienced the Axis occupation of Greece
that began in 1941. During her young years, she started acting at
various theatrical plays for children, for which she was appraised.
She was invited to sing at the Aigli of Zappeion (the refectory and
loved meeting place of many Athenians) joined by Nikos Gounaris.One of
her books, Three Clicks Left, was translated into English in 1983 by
Jack Hirschman and published by Night Horn Books in San Francisco and
also into Turkish in 2018 by Turkish author Mahir Ergun and published
by Belge International Publishing House in Istanbul. The Greek title
was 'Î¤Ï Î¯Î± κλικ Î±Ï Î¹ÏƒÏ„ÎµÏ Î¬'; it was first published by
Kastaniotis in 1978. Her poetry was known for its rebellious and
anarcho-communist content.Numerous poems written by Gogou appeared in
Parangelia (Ï€Î±Ï Î±Î³Î³ÎµÎ»Î¹Î¬), a Greek film about the life of
Nikos Koemtzis who, in 1973, killed three individuals (two of whom
were policemen) and injured another eight at a bouzouki club in Athens
over a dance.
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