Book of the Month: “Book of Exercises II” by George Seferis
Book of Exercises II by George Seferis, recently published by World Poetry Books, is the first...
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Reading Greece: Clara Villain on Greek-French Literary Encounters
Clara Villain is a translator of modern and contemporary Greek and Cypriot literature. She studied...
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Italy is announced as the Guest of Honour Country at the 21st International Thessaloniki Book Fair (8-11 May 2025)
Italy will be for the first time the guest of honour at the Thessaloniki International Book Fair...
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Reading Greece│ Goethe-Institut Athen: A Cultural and Translation Hub in the Center of Athens
Goethe-Institut Athen is particularly active in the field of culture since it promotes arts in...
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Reading Greece: Vagelis Marinakis – The meeting of the individual and the collective is inescapable, we do not live outside our time, we are products of it”
Vagelis Marinakis was born in Korinthos and studied in Athens. He is a political scientist, with...
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Reading Greece: “New Greek Voices: The Best Short Fiction from Greece” edited by Helen Mitsios
New Greek Voices: The Best Short Fiction from Greece edited by Helen Mitsions brings together an...
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Reading Greece: Giota Tachtara – “Language has always been a fun thing to play with, and I found the best expression of these experimentations in the short form”
Giota Tachtara was born in Greece, studied Political Science at the University of Athens,...
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Reading Greece: Dimitris Mamaloukas – “In every crime story I write, society and its problems are in the background”
Dimitris Mamaloukas (1968) was born and lives in Athens. He is a writer and a translator. He has...
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📚📚On the occasion of the translation of "Μισό παιδί" by Auguste Corteau in French ["L’enfant qui sema la mort" (Belfond, 2024)], Reading Greece spoke to translator Clara Villain about her experience of translating contemporary Greek #literature into French, what makes #Greek literature appealing to French-speaking #readers and the role of #translation in fostering deeper understanding between cultures.![]()
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"Obviously, publishing foreign literature is only meaningful and necessary because it can open a door to enter another reality, to discover another way of looking at life. Otherwise, why not be satisfied with the literary production of one country? One town? It might sound very much like a cliché, but reading translated books is all about tasting the precious diversity of existence, it’s all about realising that we are overall more alike than different but that the differences are to be cherished".![]()
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Reading Greece: Clara Villain on Greek-French Literary Encounters
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Clara Villain is a translator of modern and contemporary Greek and Cypriot literature. She studied Modern Greek in Paris (INALCO – Institut National des Langues et Cultures Orientales) and literary ...
🎉Italy will be for the first time the guest of honour at the Thessaloniki Book Fair / Διεθνής Έκθεση Βιβλίου Θεσσαλονίκης, which is organised by the Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture (ELIVIP) and will take place from 8 to 11 May 2025, at the TIF – Helexpo exhibition area.
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Italy will be for the first time the guest of honour at the Thessaloniki International Book Fair (TIF), which is organised by the Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture (ELIVIP) and will take place...
📚📚A cultural and translation hub in the center of Athens, the Goethe-Institut Athen is particularly active in the field of #culture since it promotes arts in every discipline. At the same time, its #translation funding programme has proved a “success story” given that it has provided financial support for the publication of roughly 7,000 books in 45 different languages.![]()
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Reading Greece spoke to Nikoleta Stathopoulou, Head of the Information & Library Department, about the cultural projects and initiatives currently implemented by the Institute, the scope of its translation funding program and the prospects ahead, as well as the pivotal role of cultural institutions in fostering deeper understanding between different cultures and acting as cultural ambassadors between countries and peoples.![]()
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Reading Greece│ Goethe-Institut Athen: A Cultural and Translation Hub in the Center of Athens
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The Goethe-Institut Athen is particularly active in the field of culture since it promotes arts in every discipline by providing funds that enable both newcomer and professional artists to carry out r...