Napoleon Lapathiotis November 3, 2026 – Posted in: Authors
Napoleon Lapathiotis was born in Athens in 1888. He earned a degree in law but, instead of pursuing a legal career, devoted himself to literature. His poems and short stories appeared in the leading literary journals of the time. He served as a reserve second lieutenant during the Balkan Wars (1912–13), and in 1920 spent a brief period in Egypt, where he met C.P. Cavafy. Reduced to poverty by addiction and substance abuse, he took…
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