‘Z’ author Vassilis Vassilikos dies

Vassilis Vassilikos, a highly acclaimed Greek writer best known for his 1967 political novel "Z," has passed away at the age of 89.

Born in Kavala on November 18, 1934, Vassilikos graduated from Karyotaki High School in Kavala and Anatolia American College in Thessaloniki. He later pursued studies in Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and television directing at the Yale University Drama School in New Haven, Connecticut.

From 1967 to 1994, with the initial seven years spent in exile to escape Greece's military dictatorship, he resided and worked in Italy, France, and the United States (New York), with a three-year break (1981-1984) during which he served as the deputy director general of public broadcaster ERT during the socialist administration of Andreas Papandreou.

Throughout his career, Vassilikos held various roles, including assistant...