Andreas Karkavitsas

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Andreas Karkavitsas (Greek: Ανδρέας Καρκαβίτσας, Lechaina, Greece 1866 - Amarousi October 10, 1922) was a Greek writer, he was also a naturalist in Greek literature along with Alexandros Diamantis. He was born in the town of Lechaina in the modern Ilia Prefecture. He studied medicine and, as an army doctor, travelled across a great range of villages and settlements, from which he recorded traditions and legends. He died on October 10, 1922 of laryngeal cancer]].[[ He is honoured a street that runs west of Papaflessa and Polytechneiou Streets (the old GR-9, Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia) to the western portion near the road to Lechaina Beach. By the intersection in a small square, a statue was also erected in bronze and marble.

[edit] Selected writings

Year	Title	Greek transliteration and English name	Publisher/City
1892	Didymata	Διηγήματα	En Athinais
1896	I Liyeri	Η Λυγερή	En Athinais
1897	Thessalikes eikones. O Zitianos	Θεσσαλικές εικόνες. Ο Ζητιάνος Thessalian Icons. The Zitianos	En Athinais
1899	Logia tis Ploris. Thalassina Digimata	Λόγια της Πλώρης. θαλασσινά Διηγήματα	Athens
1900	Palies Agapes (1885-1897)	Παλιές Αγάπες (1885-1897 Old Loves (1885-1897)	Athens
1904	O Arhelogos	Ο Αρχαιολόγος The Archeologist	Athens
1922	Diyimata tou Yiliou	Διηγήματα του Γυλιού	En Athinais
1922	Diyimata ya ta palikaria mas	Διηγήματα για τα παληκάρια μας	En Athinais