Books

Two Greeks from the Diaspora, author Christos Tsiolkas and director and screenwriter Ana Kokkinos were chosen this year by the RMIT University to share their knowledge with future authors, whose main reference is their Greek origin, in the context...

Author Victoria Hislop, who became widely known in Greece for her book The Island has written a series of short stories called The last Dance which reflects on the country again and its hardships through the ages. In an interview...

Acclaimed detective fiction writer Petros Markaris was honored with the Quais du Polar festival 2013 award, it was announced on March 29 by the President of the Jury for the Crime Novel (European Crime Fiction Jury), Jean-Louis Debré during...

The unknown aspects of the Battle of Crete’s aftermath, especially for the Australians and the New Zealanders, will be presented by Ian Frazer at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, on March 28. Ian Frazer is a historian, former Lecturer...

The Economist has featured on its website the biography of Andreas Papandreou by Stan Draenos, entitled Andreas Papandreou: The Making of a Greek Democrat and Political Maverick, published by I.B. Tauris, praising it as a keen analysis of modern...

The Canadian poet and translator Beverley Bie Brahic, is fascinated by the laconic lyrics of one of Greece's greatest poets, the late Yannis Ritsos, saying that he was a man who spent a good part of his life resisting...

The new book written by Greek author Christos Tsiolkas is expected to be published in October, his fifth, and five years after his previous novel The Slap. The main character is an Australian swimmer who made ​​many sacrifices to become...

Famous Greek soprano Elsa Kastela has presented the German translation of her book Oratorio Thanatou published recently by a well-known Austrian publishing house. The event was attended by many representatives of the arts and music of the Austrian capital...

Ulysses undecided is the title of a research conducted by Greek-Italian sociologist Andrea Pelitsia dedicated to Greek student mobility in Italy. From March to December 2011, Pelitsia addressed the analysis of this phenomenon, with all its sociological aspects. He conducted...