1978, Elias Petropoulos, The Underworld and Karagiozis, Shadow Theater, First Edition

Ηλίας Πετρόπουλος

Υπόκοσμος και Καραγκιόζης

 

Elias Petropoulos

The Underworld and the Shadow Theater Karagiozis

 

Published by Grammata in Athens in 1978

First Edition

Pages 200

Original Soft Binding

21cm x 14cm

Elias Petropoulos (Greek: Ηλίας Πετρόπουλος; 1928 –  2003) was a Greek author, folklorist and urban historian. A self-described “urban anthropologist,” he wrote on aspects of Greek life that were rarely considered objects of serious study, including the subcultures, slangs, and music of homosexuals, drug users, and criminals. Some of his books were regarded as immoral during the rule of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, resulting in fines and jail terms and ultimately in his decision to leave Greece to live permanently in France.