Greek writer of the "Generation of the '30s". He wrote short stories, novels and plays.
He was born in Nafplion in 1907 and lived there until 1915, when he moved to Athens, where he finished school and studied law at the University of Athens. He made his first appearance in Greek literature in 1925 with the short story collection The Forgotten. He took part in the war of 1940 and documented this experience in some of his short stories and especially in his book April. In 1969 he was awarded the prize of Literary Excellence (螒蟻喂蟽蟿蔚委慰 螕蟻伪渭渭维蟿蠅谓) of the Athens Academy.
He died on 3 August 1979 in Athens.
His son, Dimitri Terzakis, is a noted composer.
Novels Prisoners (螖蔚蟽渭蠋蟿蔚蟼, 1932) The Decay of the Tough Ones (螚 蟺伪蟻伪魏渭萎 蟿蠅谓 危魏位畏蟻蠋谓, 1933) The Purple City (螚 螠蔚谓蔚尉蔚未苇谓喂伪 螤慰位喂蟿蔚委伪, 1937) Princess Isambo (螚 蟺蟻喂纬魏畏蟺苇蟽蟽伪 螜味伪渭蟺蠋, 1945) Journey with Esperus (韦伪尉委未喂 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 螆蟽蟺蔚蟻慰, 1946) The Twilight of Men (韦慰 位蠀魏蠈蠁蠅蟼 蟿蠅谓 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺蠅谓, 1947) Without God (螖委蠂蠅蟼 螛蔚蠈, 1951) The Secret Life (螚 渭蠀蟽蟿喂魏萎 味蠅萎, 1957) The Novel of the Four (韦慰 螠蠀胃喂蟽蟿蠈蟻畏渭伪 蟿蠅谓 韦蔚蟽蟽维蟻蠅谓, 1958) (written together with Karagatsis, Myrivilis and Venezis)
Short story collections The Forgotten (螣 尉蔚蠂伪蟽渭苇谓慰蟼, 1925) Automn SYmphony (桅胃喂谓慰蟺蠅蟻喂谓萎 蟽蠀渭蠁蠅谓委伪, 1929) Of Love and of Death (韦慰蠀 苇蟻蠅蟿伪 魏伪喂 蟿慰蠀 胃伪谓维蟿慰蠀, 1943) April (螒蟺蟻委位畏蟼, 1946) Affection (螚 蟽蟿慰蟻纬萎, 1944)
Plays Emperor Michael (螒蠀蟿慰魏蟻维蟿蠅蟻 螠喂蠂伪萎位, 1936) Wedding March (螕伪渭萎位喂慰 螘渭尾伪蟿萎蟻喂慰, 1937) The Cross and the Sword (螣 蟽蟿伪蠀蟻蠈蟼 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蟽蟺伪胃委, 1939) Helots (螘委位蠅蟿蔚蟼, 1939) The Master (螣 蔚尉慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿萎蟼, 1942) The Great Game (韦慰 渭蔚纬维位慰 蟺伪喂蠂谓委未喂, 1944) Pure (螒纬谓萎, 1949) Theofano (螛蔚慰蠁伪谓蠋, 1956) Night in the Mediterranean (螡蠉蠂蟿伪 蟽蟿畏 螠蔚蟽蠈纬蔚喂慰, 1957) The Happiness Ransom (韦伪 位蠉蟿蟻伪 蟿畏蟼 蔚蠀蟿蠀蠂委伪蟼, 1959) Thomas the Two-Souled One (螛蠅渭维蟼 慰 未委蠄蠀蠂慰蟼, 1962) The Ancestor (螣 蟺蟻蠈纬慰谓慰蟼, 1970)