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D. Chatzopoulos
1872–1936
A Greek writer from Agrinio, he is remembered for sketching local life with a close eye for character and place. His surviving work points to a quiet, observant voice in early modern Greek literature.
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Ντόπιες Ζωγραφιές
by D. Chatzopoulos
About the author
D. Chatzopoulos was Dimitrios (Mitsos) Chatzopoulos, a Greek man of letters born in Agrinio in 1872 and died in 1936. Library and cultural records identify him as the son of Ioannis Chatzopoulos and Theofani Staikou, and as the younger brother of the better-known writer Konstantinos Chatzopoulos.
He is best known here for Ntopies Zografies (Local Sketches), a collection preserved by Project Gutenberg. The title fits the impression his work gives: short, vivid pieces rooted in everyday Greek life, more interested in people and atmosphere than grand gestures.
Reliable biographical information available online is fairly limited, so it is safest to keep the portrait simple. What can be said with confidence is that he belongs to the generation of Greek writers active around the turn of the 20th century, and that his work still survives through digital archives and public-domain editions.