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.

'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…