Katerina Gogou
| Katerina Gogou | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 June 1940 Athens, Greece |
| Died |
3 October 1993 (aged 53) Exarcheia, Athens, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Occupation | Artist, poet, actress |
| Notable work | Films: To vary... peponi, Parangelia!, Ostria |
| Children | Myrto Gogou |
Katerina Gogou (Greek: Κατερίνα Γώγου; 1 June 1940 – 3 October 1993) was a Greek poet, author and actress. Before her suicide by pill overdose at the age of 53, Gogou appeared in over thirty Greek films.[1]
Early life
Gogou was born in Athens, Greece. Early in her childhood she experienced the Nazi occupation of Greece that began in 1941.[2]
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.[3] The Greek title was 'Τρία κλικ αριστερά'; 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 (παραγγελιά), 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.
References
- ↑ "Katerina Gogou". The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Gogou, Katerina: Athens' anarchist poetess, 1940-1993". Libcom.org. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Jack Hirschman translation of Three Clicks Left