DIMITRIS
KALOKYRIS
Dimitris Kalokyris was born in 1948 in Rethymno. He studied Modern Greek Philology in Thessaloniki, where he founded the magazine Tram, as well as the homonymous publishing house dedicated to literature and the arts (1971–1987).
In Athens, he published the literary and artistic magazine Chartis (1982–1987).
He served as editor-in-chief and artistic director of the cultural magazine To Tetarto (1985–1987). He has presented collage works, illustrations, and children’s book illustrations in various exhibitions.
In 1996, he was awarded the State Short Story Award for his work The Discovery of the Homeric. He has also authored numerous books.
Our publishing house has published EpeKina, a multi-perspective book on China, as well as his translation of Lucian’s True History, accompanied by collages created specifically for this edition.