Costas Montis
“…yet we have never heard of any country measured by its per capita culture, its per capita humanity, or its per capita happiness.”
~ Costas Montis
Costas Montis (1914–2004) was born in Famagusta. He studied law at the University of Athens and worked in journalism, culture, and public service, later serving as Director of the Cyprus Tourism Department.
A major voice in twentieth-century Cypriot poetry, he produced an extensive body of work in poetry, prose, and theatre. His poems were written both in standard Greek and in the Cypriot dialect, and have been included in numerous anthologies and translated into several languages. His work was honoured with the Cyprus State Prize for Poetry and the State Prize for Lifetime Contribution to Literature.
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