A series of events in more than ten countries of Europe, America and Asia are being planned for the next three months by the 'International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis', with the aim of further projecting the works of renowned Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis. An event will be held in Barcelona on April 18 and another one in Berlin on April 20. Tours will follow in May to Israel, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Canada, Belgium and Luxembourg, while in June, events will be held in Croatia and Greece.
Since its inception in 1988, the society has held events in over 70 countries promoting the famous Cretan author.
[Kazantzakis]
posted on Monday, April 17
The Chinese and the Greeks have been getting along quite well lately. Another sign of this is the Greek representation at the Taipei Book Fair which opened a few days ago and runs until February 12. Greek books and writers are represented at the European stand, shared with France, Germany and Poland, which is this year’s guest of honor at the fair.
Vassilis Vagios, who teaches Greek studies at Taipei University, and Professor Li Sher Shiueh of the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy will present the work of Rhea Galanaki on February 9 and 12.
Also Papasotiriou bookstores and Patakis publishers are launching C.A. Homenidis’s “The House and The Cell” on February 13 at 7 p.m.
DF: The Chinese reading Greek? We guess you get a little bit of everything when you have 1.3 Billion people.
[ekathimerini]
[Tall Buildings]
posted on Thursday, February 9
Bibliophiles in search of books on ancient and modern Greece will find a collection unsurpassed anywhere in the world at The Hellenic Bookservice in London. Featuring more than 16,000 titles on Greek and Latin subjects, the store serves a distinctive niche market and has been doing so for thirty-nine years.
The Hellenic Bookservice ( a family run affair for three generations) has a unique collection of rare and out of print books in Greek as well as in English. Subjects include Ancient History and Art, Byzantium, Mythology, Ancient Religion, Cyprus, Crete, Greek Travel, Modern Greece, Ancient Greece, Modern History, Theology, and Language (Latin, Modern Greek, and Ancient Greek). The Bookservice has more than 1,000 Greek novels and hundreds of poetry books.
If our readers live or ever get to London, DailyFrappe recommends a visit to this book store.
www.hellenicbookservice.com
posted on Wednesday, January 4
About five years ago, Catherine Mazas Hatzigeorgiou began to seriously consider the fate of her heritage if someone from her generation did not begin to look at a way to preserve it in print. An idea she had for awhile, Hatzigeorgiou set about putting the idea to reality and began creating the blueprint for a book underwritten by Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church: "Beyond Ellis Island. The Memphis Greeks: Our Faith and Heritage." "The book is a collection of history about the Greek Orthodox community," said Hatzigeorgiou, who received assistance from Cathe Hetos Skefos and Sophie Makris Sousoulas in writing the book.
The book is a timeline of historical facts that detail the struggles of the early years (1870-1920), touch on the Balkan Wars, conflicting loyalties and emerging prosperity of Greeks who came to America. It moves through the progressive years (1920-55) when more Greeks began relocating to Memphis, establishing corner stands and restaurants like The Arcade, Jim's Place and The Rendezvous, which are still popular attractions today.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/whitehaven_
appeal/article/0,1426,MCA_15703_4332768,00.html
According to the 2000 Census conducted by the government of the United States: 830 Greeks live in Memphis. But it must be noted that the Census is always very inaccurate in providing a good account of the Greek population.
posted on Thursday, December 22
The Greek author of a best-selling novel whose translation into Turkish has led to an Istanbul-based editor facing a three-year jail sentence for "insulting the Turkish state" yesterday insisted that her work actually "highlights the virtues and gifts of the Turkish people."
"The Witches of Smyrna"... lauds the peaceful and productive coexistence of Greeks and Turks in Izmir, Mara Meimaridi said of her work, which has been serialized on Greek television. Her Turkish translation has sold over 50,000 copies.
The Turks however feel that the novel and the series now on ERT television, insults Turks, the Turkish state and the Turkish military.
DF: Perhaps the outcome will be a sort of litmus test for EU entry. Really, this behavior is just a step shy of Iran's recent ban on western music. Absurd!
[BBC]
[Iran turns off the music]
posted on Wednesday, December 21
