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🇬🇷 🇵🇹 This week Reading Greece pays tribute to Greek-Portuguese literary encounters. Within this framework, Reading Greece spoke to distinguished translator Athena Psillia who has translated more than 45 Portuguese books into Greek, among which a large part of the works of the Nobel laureate José Saramago.

"I believe that my original motive for translating Portuguese literature was exactly that: I was passionate about Portuguese literature and culture, and I needed to share my passion. here are also some very passionate people working in the cultural sectors of both the Embassies of Portugal and Brazil; they have been very resourceful and imaginative with the events they host, and I participate whenever I can."

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Embaixada de Portugal na Grécia - Πρεσβεία της Πορτογαλίας στην Ελλάδα
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Reading Greece: Athena Psillia on Introducing Portuguese-Language Literature to Greek Readers
Athena Psyllia has been working as a psychologist and as a translator of Portuguese-language literature for the past 30 years. She has translated works by José Saramago, Gonçalo M. Tavares, António Lobo Antunes, José Luís Peixoto, Dulce Maria Cardoso, José Cardoso Pires, Ondjaki, Jorge Amado, ...
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🇬🇷 🇵🇹 This week Reading Greece pays tribute to Greek-Portuguese literary encounters. Within this framework, on the occasion of his translation of Cavafy's complete poetic work into Portuguese (Assírio & Alvim, 2025), Reading Greece spoke to distinguished translator and poet José Luís Costa about the main challenges he faced translating the book, how appealing is Greek literature to Portuguese readers, as well as the challenges in bringing contemporary Greek poetry to a Portuguese-speaking audience.

Embassy of Greece in Portugal - Embaixada da Grécia em Portugal
Embaixada de Portugal na Grécia - Πρεσβεία της Πορτογαλίας στην Ελλάδα
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Reading Greece: José Luís Costa on Introducing Greek Poetry to Portuguese Readers
José Luís Costa was born in 1978 in Lisbon, where he currently lives. He studied Classical Philology at the Faculty of Arts of Lisbon. He has translated works by Yannis Ritsos, Katerina Gogou, Dimitris Liakos, and Yannis Stigkas. His most recent translation is the complete poetic works of C. P. Ca...
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The 2nd Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium will take place in Athens on November 25–28, 2025, bringing together young members of the Greek Diaspora aged 18–25, who will participate as speakers.

The Symposium was established in 2024 by the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Η Ελλάδα στον Κόσμο, aiming to enhance the engagement of young people of Greek descent with contemporary Greek society. In this context, the 1st Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium was held in Athens on November 27–28, 2024.

The Symposium aims to showcase opportunities for collaboration and networking between young people of the Diaspora and their peers in Greece, through the lens of contemporary challenges and emerging global prospects. This year, the Greek Youth Diaspora Ambassadors, young participants from the first Symposium, will present their initiatives promoting Hellenism and will be awarded for their achievements.

The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giorgos Gerapetritis, will officially launch the Symposium on Tuesday, November 25, at 14.00 (GMT+2). The works of the Symposium will be livestreamed on the offical webpage: https://greekyouthdiaspora.gr/
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Greek Youth Diaspora Symposium Highlights
The first Symposium took place in Athens on November 27–28, 2024, offering a dynamic platform for dialogue and cooperation. Young people of Greek descent age...
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