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Reading Greece10 hours ago
📚ATHENS INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL📚

The AILF - Athens International Literature Festival opens its doors for the first time in March 2026 (27-29/3), putting #Athens firmly on the map of European literary events. With high-quality offerings for a wide range of tastes, AILF aims to become a yearly staple for #literature lovers who want to come together and be part of something bigger: a community of dedicated readers that shares common interests and concerns.

AILF is a bold invitation to explore, to converse, and to rethink contemporary literature, not merely as an art form, but as a powerful lens through which we can confront and understand culture, society, and politics.

Defying the usual format of isolated book presentations, AILF focuses on the issues that energize international literature today, from politics and aesthetics to AI, gender, migration and the climate crisis, inviting #authors from Greece and abroad to participate in three days of thought-provoking discussion, constructive idea exchange and nuanced debate.

AILF is taking place at one of the most central and historically significant landmarks of the city, the Technopolis City of Athens. A rich schedule of side events, including #book signings, workshops, exhibitions, screenings and parties will complement the stimulating conversations, appealing not only to the initiated but also to the wider #reading public.

To learn more 👉https://ailf.gr/en/

Δήμος Αθηναίων
Τεχνόπολη Δήμου Αθηναίων - Technopolis City of Athens
Culture is Athens/ Πολιτισμός είναι η Αθήνα
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📚IT'S ALL ABOUT ... "BOOK OF THE MONTH"!📚

"BOOK OF THE MONTH" is a special section of Reading Greece presenting major works of contemporary Greek literature, as well as noteworthy books recently published. As 2025 slowly draws to its end, it's a great opportunity to have a look at these books and learn more about them:

📕“Book of Exercises II” by George Seferis
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/book-of-the-month-book-of-exercises-ii-by-george-seferis/

📗“Constantine Cavafy: A New Biography” by Peter Jeffreys and Gregory Jusdanis
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/%ce%b2%ce%bf%ce%bf%ce%ba%ce%bff-the-month-constantine-cavafy-a-new-biography-by-peter-jeffreys-and-gregory-jusdanis/

📘“The City – Urban Space in the Work of C.P. Cavafy” by Vassilis Colonas
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/book-of-the-month-the-city-urban-space-in-the-work-of-c-p-cavafy-by-vassilis-colonas/

📙“The Greek Revolution of 1821 and its Global Significance” by Roderick Beaton
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/book-of-the-month-the-greek-revolution-of-1821-and-its-global-significance-by-roderick-beaton/

📗“Pope Joan” by Emmanuel Roïdes, translated into English by David Connolly
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/book-of-the-month-pope-joan-by-emmanuel-roides-translated-into-english-by-david-connolly/

📕“The other half of the sky – Greek women poets of the 20th century” translated into Albanian by Maklena Nika
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/poetry-anthology-of-the-month-the-other-half-of-the-sky-greek-women-poets-of-the-20th-century-translated-into-albanian-by-maklena-nika/

📘“Nautical Logbook – Sailing Through the Timeline” by Dimitris Balopoulos
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/%ce%b2%ce%bf%ce%bf%ce%ba-%ce%bff-the-month-nautical-logbook-sailing-through-the-timeline-by-dimitris-balopoulos/

📙“Crossing the Ocean” by Niki Troullinou
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/book-of-the-month-crossing-the-ocean-by-niki-troullinou/

📗“Hydra in Winter” by Shelley Dark
https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/book-of-the-month-hydra-in-winter-by-shelley-dark/
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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."

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: 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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