He was born in Nafplion in 1907 and lived there until 1915, when he moved to Athens, where he finished school and studied law at the University of Athens. He made his first appearance in Greek literature in 1925 with the short story collection "The Forgotten" (Ο Ξεχασμένος). He took part in the war of 1940 and documented this experience in some of his short stories and especially in his book "April" (Απρίλης). In 1969 he was awarded the prize of Literary Excellence (Αριστείο Γραμμάτων) of the Athens Academy.