A day before Greece’s lockdown 2.0, a long queue formed outside a well-known bookstore in…
LITERATURE
Nikos Kazantzakis is widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature. He was born in…
Inside one of Santorini’s stunning whitewashed houses in the village of Oia, you will find…
A beautifully illustrated story by Chrysavgi Sakellaropoulou and Spyros Theocharis has brought the East Roman…
Jackie O once said: “When you look back on your life, you hardly recognize the person you once were. Like a snake shedding skins.” The story about the amazing transformation of Jackie in the 5 years between her marriages to President John F. Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis.
American poet Louise Glück has been awarded The Nobel Prize for literature “for her unmistakable…
Second generation Greek Australian Billy Cotsis, has written a number of books including the acclaimed Many Faces of Hellenic Culture, Once upon a time in Crystal Palace and From Pyrrhus to Cyprus. Recently, he has added one more to his publishing list- 1453: Constantinople & the Immortal Rulers or there are no dogs here.
Inspired by the recognition that Kastellorizio’s once thriving culture was being lost and scattered, Nick Bogiatzis’ latest book ‘Kastellorizian Jewellery. A Dispersed Archive of a Past Culture’ provides an absorbing and informative insight into the island’s jewellery.
If the current COVID-19 pandemic has taught anything, is that the most precious and happy…
Prominent Greek academic and literary figure Dinos Christianopoulos, passed away in Thessaloniki on Tuesday aged…
Victoria Hislop, the renowned author of bestsellers including “The Island”, “Those Who Are Loved”, “The…
“The booklet of originally sixty print pages in the Greek language, published by the war…
By Maydaa Nadar Today we celebrate the beloved Greek poet Constantine Cavafy. He was born…
Foreign diplomats in Greece are the latest group to join in the isolation ‘activity bandwagon’…
Stratis Haviaras, a bilingual writer of literary works in English and Greek, has passed away…
By Agatha Rodi Demetra Socratous is a primary school teacher, a drama facilitator, a human…
By Maydaa Nadar Both the Greek and Arabic cultures are in possession of very rich…
Identity, kaimo (regret), family secrets. The road not taken. The split-second life presents you with…
When I first met acclaimed actor/producer Manos Gavras at Zinglee, a glamorous bar-restaurant he co-owns…
If you’re lucky enough to find yourself in conversation with film-maker and author Billy Cotsis,…