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The avenues of Athens 80 years ago
Travel guides to Greece, first published in 1930 by Eleftheroudakis, now reissued in a collector’s set. Views of Athens change rapidly, as travel guides published since 2000 demonstrate. I enjoy … more »
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The avenues of Athens 80 years ago
grhomeboy wrote 1 month ago: Travel guides to Greece, first published in 1930 by Eleftheroudakis, now reissued in a collector’s … more »
It’s poetry day all week in Athens
grhomeboy wrote 1 month ago: The international celebration is marked with events, discussions, lectures, readings and more Singe … more »
Modern Greek Art publication
grhomeboy wrote 6 months ago: The Foundation of Thracian Arts and Tradition and the Benaki Museum presents today the publication … more »
Lord Byron and the John Murray Archive
grhomeboy wrote 6 months ago: A page from Lord Byron’s notebook from his first visit to Greece in 1809. In his speech on Wedn … more »
The birth of Greek style in the Sixties
grhomeboy wrote 6 months ago: The golden era of graphic design as seen in the work of Michalis Katzourakis, Freddy Karabot and Agn … more »
Harry Potter novel launched in Greek language
grhomeboy wrote 6 months ago: A makeup artist puts the finishing touches on a young girl’s witch ensemble in a central Athens … more »
Loft Concept
grhomeboy wrote 6 months ago: We first have to face the facts. Nicosia, Limassol or Paphos will never be New York, London, Amsterd … more »
Greek writer wins French book prize
grhomeboy wrote 6 months ago: Greek author Vassilis Alexakis has been awarded one of France’s top fiction awards, the Grand … more »
Greece participates at the Frankfurt Book Fair
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: Greek publishers participate at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest in the world, which opened yest … more »
The week ahead in Athens > books
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: Enjoy Greek fairy tales on CD at noon Saturday at Eleftheroudakis Bookstore, when Acroasis Publicati … more »
Coming poetry and book launches in Athens
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: Author and translator Gail Holst-Warhaft’s first and critically acclaimed foray into poetry, “Pe … more »
Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis
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grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: I fear nothing I hope for nothing I am free… Greek celebrated author Nikos Kazantzakis (18 … more »
Prize-winning British author James Meek visits Greece
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: Prize-winning British author James Meek author of compelling novel ‘The People’s Act of Love’ … more »
The blossoming and downfall of the Greek grindhouse movie theaters
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: Athens Film Festival highlights a genre that carved its own path in the country’s capital > The … more »
Publishers turn from Greek fiction to translated titles
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: National Book Center statistics show new trends > Readers will have a wide range to choose from b … more »
Book activities and celebrations
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: September 30 is International Translation Day. This year it will be celebrated on October 1 in Athen … more »
New paths open for Greece's Metaichmio Publishing
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: Dimitris Mingas’s novel “Sta psemata paizame” (We Were Only Joking), published by Metaichmio, … more »
Where business meets art and books
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: An innovative book will be launched in Cyprus this week Talk about creativity and you are probably b … more »
A short story finds new life as a film
grhomeboy wrote 7 months ago: An autobiographical short story from Nikos Papandreou’s book “Deka mythoi kai mia istoria” (Te … more »
