George Andreadis (; 1936 – December 30, 2015) was a Greek novelist of

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descent. He was born in the refugee quarters of

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on the outskirts of

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. His family had originally migrated to

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where his father Kyriakos had been a member of the Pontus National Assembly. The family moved to

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in 1930. Andreadis studied at

Anatolia College Anatolia College (Greek: Κολλέγιο Ανατόλια, , also known as the American College (Greek: Αμερικάνικο Κολλέγιο, ), is a private, non-profit, educational institution located in Pylaia, a suburb of Thessaloniki, G ...

in Thessaloniki on a scholarship, and then studied Political Economy at

Freiburg University The University of Freiburg (colloquially ), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (), is a public university, public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1 ...

in Germany. He has visited the

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region of Turkey numerous times and has written extensively about its culture and history, in particular the history of the Pontic Greeks deported in the 1920s. He is best known for his novel ''Tamama'' which was made into a film called ''

Waiting for the Clouds ''Waiting for the Clouds'' (Bulutları Beklerken) is a film from 2003, Turkey. The film was directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu. It is based on a novel by Georgios Andreadis titled ''Tamama''. The film was produced by Setarh Farsi, Helge Albers and Behro ...

'' by Turkish director

Yeşim Ustaoğlu Yeşim Ustaoğlu (born 18 November 1960) is a Turkish filmmaker and screenwriter. Life and career Ustaoğlu was born in Kars, Sarıkamış and grew up in Trabzon on the Black Sea. After studying architecture at Karadeniz Technical University sh ...

. His other works include ''The Brazier of Memory'' and ''The Crypto-Christians''. He died in December 2015.Pontic writer George Andreadis passes away
, 30-12-2015.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Andreadis, George 1936 births 2015 deaths Writers from Thessaloniki Pontic Greeks Greek male novelists Greek expatriates in Germany