Tasos Vidouris (; 1888–1967) was a

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poet and author. He was born in the village of

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i (

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) in modern southern

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. After finishing ground studies in his village Vidouris entered the

Phanar Greek Orthodox College Phanar Greek Orthodox College or Phanar Roman Orthodox Lyceum (), known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation and Patriarchal Academy of Constantinople (, ''Megáli toú Genous Scholí''), is the oldest surviving and most prestigious Greek Or ...

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. With his graduation he became a

language teacher in his home place as well as in several other Greek schools in the region. He studied in France and became familiar with French literature. In ca. 1930 he moved to

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, Greece, and in 1938 he published his first collection of several short stories under the title ''Diigimata'' (). Vidouris also became Professor in the local

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, for a while, shortly before his death in 1967. Tasos Vidouris published his main collection of poetry under the title ''Ilissia'' (). His poetic style follows Naturalism, as it tried to describe local customs and psychological states. He also translated several known works from French to Greek. His novels were published in a collection under the title ''Diigimata'' ). Vidouris also translated French works.

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Short stories
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