WRITER

Alki Zei

1925 - 2020

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Alki Zei (Greek: Άλκη Ζέη; 15 December 1923 – 27 February 2020) was a Greek novelist and children's writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alki Zei has received more than 44,213 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Alki Zei is the 4,995th most popular writer (down from 4,896th in 2019), the 748th most popular biography from Greece (down from 725th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Greek Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 44k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

THE MAUVE UMBRELLA
2019
Constancina y las telarañas
2005
Petros' war
Greece, History, Occupation, 1941-1944
1972
Achilles' fiancée
Reference works, Fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
1991
Wildcat Under Glass
1968
Le tigre dans la vitrine
"--Tu en as, du toupet! s'est écriée Myrto, furieuse. Eh bien, ma petite! Tu te crois tellement maligne, tu te figures que tu peux fabriquer des histoires sur le tigre! Elle avait peut-être bien raison. Parce que le tigre empaillé qui est dans une vitrine, en bas, dans le grand salon, il n'y a que notre cousin Nikos qui sache raconter des histoires sur lui." 1936. Myrto et sa petite soeur Mèlissa vivent à Samos. Instruites par leur grand-père, elles se languissent d'aller à l'école. L'été, elles retrouvent le paradis à Lamagari, où vivent leurs amis, enfants de pêcheurs. Ensemble, tous passent des moments idylliques. Mais le 4 août, la dictature s'installe en Grèce ...
2009

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alki Zei ranks 4,995 out of 7,302. Before her are Johann Gottfried Seume, Rosa Chacel, Latifa al-Zayyat, Peter F. Hamilton, Aminata Sow Fall, and Eleanor Farjeon. After her are Vladimir Oravsky, José Bergamín, Peter Englund, Henjō, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, and Paul van Ostaijen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Alki Zei ranks 365. Before her are Irina Arkhipova, Pasieguito, Yekaterina Mikhailova-Demina, Borislav Stanković, Mary F. Lyon, and Elisabeth Domitien. After her are John Fiedler, Tony Benn, Roque Olsen, Alfred Kelbassa, Curt Lowens, and Fernando Birri. Among people deceased in 2020, Alki Zei ranks 417. Before her are Eduardo Lourenço, Agathonas Iakovidis, Eddy Pieters Graafland, Reni Santoni, Samantha Fox, and Donato Bilancia. After her are Richard Corben, Doug Rogers, Tom Heinsohn, Ernst Jean-Joseph, John Lyons, and Nikolai Gubenko.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Alki Zei ranks 748 out of 1,024. Before her are Toma Caragiu (1925), Achaicus of Corinth (null), Mindarus (-500), Agathonas Iakovidis (1955), Carlo II Tocco (1450), and Evangelos Venizelos (1957). After her are Gennaios Kolokotronis (1806), Spyridon Chazapis (1872), Ioannis Chrysafis (1873), Stavros Dimas (1941), Abundius (null), and Nikos Machlas (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Alki Zei ranks 83. Before her are Vassilis Alexakis (1943), Sotades (-400), Pherecrates (-450), Kostas Karyotakis (1896), Lucius Shepard (1943), and Myrtis of Anthedon (-500). After her are Ioannis Chrysafis (1873), Andreas Kalvos (1792), Kiki Dimoula (1931), John Kaminiates (900), Kalliroi Parren (1861), and Stratis Myrivilis (1890).

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