A book about the author E. Gonatas. An author who has carved his own path in post-war Greek literature. Although he had been writing poetry and prose since 1945, his works remained unknown for decades and were ignored by the academic world. However, since the 1980s, his writing, themes, and work have become known, loved, and imitated.

It was precisely those characteristics of his work that sought to “decouple art from ideology” that set Gonatas apart from his contemporaries and led to his “discovery” by younger generations. The author would follow a “heretical” path in his creation, both in terms of language, form, and subject matter of his works.

The book chronicles Gonatas’ life, career, and literary identity in an almost step-by-step manner. The rich material for the book is based on the friendly personal relationship between the author, Fragiski Abatzopoulou, and the writer, as well as on her deep knowledge of his work due to her literary background.