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Reading Greece

Reading Greece

Reading Greece is a series of interviews featuring Greek writers and other stakeholders of the Greek book market. It forms part of Greek News Agenda, issued by the Public Diplomacy Secretariat of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Reading Greece

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Reading Greece
🎊Italy will be the Guest of Honour at the 21st Thessaloniki Book Fair / Διεθνής Έκθεση Βιβλίου Θεσσαλονίκης, which will take place from 8 to 11 May 2025. With a successful presence of more than 20 years, Thessaloniki Book Fair 2025 will present once more a multidimensional programme, creating a large community united not only by the love of books, but also by the desire for dialogue, cooperation and the highlighting of contemporary concerns. ... See MoreSee Less

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📍 Renowned Greek poet Michalis Ganas passed away today at the age of 80. Originally from a remote village on the northwest border of Greece, Ganas witnessed the Greek Civil War as a young child and was taken into enforced exile in Eastern Europe with his family. Weaving together subtle references to the events and places that have defined his life’s story, Ganas’s terse and technically accomplished poems are a combination of folklore, autobiography, and recent history. Whether describing the mountains of his youth or the difficulties of acclimation in Athens of the 1960s and 1970s, Ganas’s writing is infused with striking and original imagery inspired by love, memory, and loss.“A Greek Ballad: Selected Poems”, masterfully translated by David Connolly and Joshua Barely, in collaboration with Ganas himself, is the first English-language collection of the poet’s work, which also includes a scholarly introduction to his life and work. ... See MoreSee Less

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📌Inaugurated in November 2024, the Elytis' House Museum aims to serve the basic concepts of the major Greek poet's thought by organizing a singular exhibition that enables the visitor to approach the ideas, lyrical images, simplicity and aesthetic of the poet.To this end, the small Elytis’ House Museum has been structured along two lines: the presentation of information concerning the life and work of Odysseus Elytis – which includes as an invaluable exhibit the poet’s study — and the initiation into the workings of poetry through the visitor’s personal experience and his relationship with the surroundings and the authentic documents.Housing exclusively the private collection of Ioulita Iliopoulou, the museum comprises art works, objects, books and various archival material of Odysseas Elytis.For more info👉 www.elytishousemuseum.gr/en/On this occasion, also read Reading Greece’s tribute to Odysseas Elytis👇www.greeknewsagenda.gr/poem-of-the-month-a-tribute-to-odysseus-elytis-and-his-chef-d-oeuvre-the-a... ... See MoreSee Less

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