Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political novel inspired award-winning film ‘Z,’ dies at 89

Umro Vasilis Vasilikos, autor političkog romana „Z“, slavno ekranizovanog u režiji Koste Gavrasa

Vasilis Vasilikos, autor političkog romana "Z", čija je slavna ekranizacija u režiji Koste Gavrasa poslužila kao kritika pukovničkog režima u Grčkoj, preminuo je danas u Atini, u 90. godini, rekla je AFP-u njegova ćerka Euridika Vasiliku-Papantoniju.

Vassilis Vassilikos, author of the novel “Z” against the colonel dictatorship in Greece, later adapted to the movies by Costa-Gavras, died this Thursday at the age of 90 in Athens, his daughter announced to AFP.

A left-wing politician, journalist and prolific writer, Vassilis Vassilikos, who disappeared on Thursday at the age of 90, was the author of “Z”, an indictive novel against the dictatorship of the colonels in Greece, whose adaptation...

'Z' author Vassilis Vassilikos dies at 89 in Athens

Greek political novelist Vassilis Vassilikos, whose most famous work, "Z," inspired an Academy Award-winning film of the same name, died Thursday. He was 89.

Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political novel inspired award-winning film 'Z,' dies at 89

Greek novelist Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political book “Z” inspired the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, has died in Athens at age 89

Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political novel inspired award-winning film ‘Z,’ dies at 89

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek novelist Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political book “Z” inspired the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, died Thursday in Athens at age 89. The best-known among the scores of books he wrote, “Z” was based on the murder of a left-leaning Greek member of Parliament by right-wingers in 1963. Published in 1966, it was translated into several languages but was banned in Greece by the right-wing dictatorship that r…