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Harry Mark Petrakis
American writer (1923–2021)
Harry Mark Petrakis (peh-TRAY-kiss; June 5, 1923 – February 2, 2021) was an American novelist and writer of short stories.
He was best known for depicting the life of Greek-American immigrants in the Greektown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. He died at his home near Chesterton, Indiana, in February 2021, at the age of 97.[1]
Early life
Petrakis was born in June 1923, the son of the Reverend Mark Petrakis, a Greek Orthodox priest who immigrated to the United States with his wife Stella in 1916.[2] They were villagers from central Crete, the village Vilandredon,[3] near the city of Rethymnon, who came bringing their first four children (Dan, Barbara, Manuel, and Tasula).
Harry Mark, the fifth child, was born on June 5, 1923, in St. Louis, Missouri.[4] A sixth child, Irene, was later born in Chicago, where the family settled.
Harry Mark (Greek name, "Haralambos") attended Koraes Sch