Dido Sotiriou, Greek novelist, journalist, and playwright.

She was born in Aydin, in western Anatolia.

Feb 18, 1909

"Her first experience as a refugee»

1917

She was sent to her wealthy uncle and his wife in Athens.

Sotiriou's family had to leave Western Anatolia.

1922

They had to leave because of the Greek-Turkish population exchange.

She published her novel Bloody Earth

1962

The title of the English edition is "Farewell Anatolia". The book deals with the trauma of the Greek-Turkish population exchange and the expulsion of Greeks from Asia Minor. In the preface Sotiriou mentions that she wrote the novel on the basis of the memories of a little Asia Minor farmer named AxiotisManolis, who had lived the events as an eyewitness.

She died.

Sep 23, 2004

The realistic writer, who uses self biographical elements participating emotionally to the adventures of her protagonists, died.