Pericles Korovesis was born in Argostoli in 1941. He studied Drama with Dimitris Rontiris, semiotics with Ronald Barthes and he attended courses with P. Vidal Naquet in Paris. 
His first book with the title “Anthropofylakes” (1969) was translated in many languages. He has also written plays, stories for children and poetry. Besides his writing activity he is a permanent article writer in “Elefthrotypia” newspaper.