Kostas Tachtsis is characterized, of course, by his literary qualities, which we gather from the study of his books, by great intelligence. He is undoubtedly a versatile person, daring, with a special frankness. When he sees something wrong, something he disagrees with, he says it openly, no matter what happens. There are many jokes about his frankness. But I would like to talk about his personality in a somewhat more historical way. With Tachtsis, we have many common points. We had, before we met, many common points. First and foremost, we were both born in Thessaloniki, in the same year. 1927. Tachtsis is a little older than me. He told me that, but I have it already noted. I noted it on an occasion that arose. That is, years ago, precisely twelve years ago, Tachtsis sent me a letter in Thessaloniki and told me: "Please get me a certificate from the registry office, because I need it." I ran, I got the certificate, but when I saw our age so close, I noted the details in a notebook that I still use. In a notebook where I have phone numbers and addresses of friends, acquaintances, etc.
George Ioannou.