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Reading Greece21 hours ago
📚ΝΕW BOOK RELEASE📚

A gripping and revealing new biography of one of the greatest modern Greek poets, C.P. Cavafy, was recently published by distinguished arts and science professor at the Ohio State University, Gregory Jusdanis, and associate professor of English at Suffolk University, Boston, Peter Jeffreys (Summit Books UK, 2025).

“Alexandrian Sphinx: The Hidden Life of Constantine Cavafy” chronicles the extraordinary story of his family, the vicissitudes of their fortunes, and their eventual poverty when they left Egypt and moved to Liverpool, London and Istanbul. As the poet reached adulthood, his story centred on his beloved Alexandria, the city that nourished his imagination and became for him a metaphor of both his poetry and modern life. Deep archival research uncovers the poet’s relationships with his teenage companions, his friends of middle age, and the individuals whom in later life he enlisted in his steadfast pursuit of fame.

Yet, the book tells not only of Cavafy’s life but of his work and his artistic journey, from his early poetic experiments to his startling reinvention in middle age, when he renounced much of what he had written and developed a radical new poetics. Erotic, philosophical, and linguistically suggestive, this widely imitated yet singular style is now recognized and revered as Cavafian.

Read more👉 https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2025/09/constantine-cavafys-melancholy-and-majesty
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Reading Greece5 days ago
📚📚Which is the meeting point between our inner landscapes and the surrounding environment? Where do the various human micro-stories meet the History of the Earth and the world?

On the occasion of the publication of his latest #poetry collection "What country am I" (Roes, 2025), #writer and #translator Christos Siorikis spoke to Reading Greece about the notion of "country" in his poetry, the importance of literary language and the interrelation between the personal and the collective in his work.

Εκδόσεις Printa-Ροές / Printa-Roes Books Publishing Company
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Reading Greece: Christos Siorikis on the Meeting Point between Inner Landscapes and the Surrounding Environment
Christos Siorikis (1989) grew up in Agrinio and lives in Athens. He works as a Spanish teacher and translator. His poetry collection The First Time (Antipodes, 2018) was nominated for the Anagnostis literary magazine award for best poetry debut. He has translated works by Julio Cortázar, Eduardo Ga...
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Reading Greece1 week ago
📚📚The 53rd Athens Book Festival opens its gates from 5 to 21 September at Pedion tou Areos and welcomes #book lovers of all ages to a great celebration combining publications, arts, and educational activities. This year’s festival brings together over 210 publishing houses, 285 bookstands, and more than 200 cultural events. Visitors will enjoy not only books, but also concerts, theatrical performances, workshops, and interactive activities.

Themed “Child and #Reading: With a Book, I Discover the World”, the programme focuses on the decisive role of #books in shaping children's personalities and cultivating their imagination, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking. The aim is to cultivate a love of reading from an early age.

Stay tuned and enjoy the festivities!
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