Vangelis Raptopoulos

Who is Vangelis Raptopoulos?

Vangelis Raptopoulos is a Greek novelist. His first work In Pieces was published in 1979, at the age of 20. From 1980 to 1981 he lived in Sweden and in 1984 spent a half-year in the United States on an International Writing Program scholarship.

His first two books have been adapted for the television, while The Bachelor was brought to the screen and became a major box-office hit. The Cicadas came out in English and The Incredible Story of Pope Joan in Italian. He has published more than 20 books.

He has worked as a consultant in Greek publishing houses, a scenario consultant on various television channels, a newspaper columnist, a screenwriter, a producer and speaker on radio programs. His personal archive has been donated to the Gennadius Library.