ATHENS, Greece — Greek novelist Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political book “Z” inspired the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, died Thursday in Athens at age 89.

Vassilis C. Stamoudis, Ph.D, 63, of Plainfield, formerly of Naperville, suddenly, Jan. 16, 2008 in Singer Island, FL. He was born April 6, 1944 at Proti, Se ...