Stratis Myrivilis

Stratis Myrivilis was the pen name of the Greek writer Efstratios Stamatopoulos (1890–1969), who wrote novels, novellas and short stories under it. Among the books published under the name are Life in the Tomb, a novel of trench warfare, The Schoolmistress with the Golden Eyes, and Vasilis Arvanitis, a work of historical fiction. Associated with the Generation of the '30s, Myrivilis was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1960, 1962 and 1963.