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📚📚How does #literature converse with history? Does literature constitute the binding thread between the #History of a place and the various micro-stories of its inhabitants?

On the occasion of the publication of her two-volume novel "From Sun to Sun", which will be broadcast by the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), #writer Mary Kontzoglou spoke to Reading Greece about the meeting point between literature and history, and the fascination of narrating those "smaller stories, which may not have altered the course of history, but quietly shaped the lives of ordinary people".

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Reading Greece: Mary Kontzoglou – “What captivates me are the smaller stories, which may not have altered the course of history, but quietly shaped the lives of ordinary people”

Mary Kontzoglou was born in Thessaloniki and studied Political Science at Panteion University. She has worked in Communication roles for major Greek companies. Her novels are published by METAICHMIO Publications and include: The Honey of the Sea (2008), Walk with Your Angel (2009), the trilogy The M...

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🇬🇷🥉🏀 Greece wins bronze at FIBA EuroBasket!

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The wait is over: Giannis leads Greece back to EuroBasket podium

Vassilis Spanoulis won bronze as a player in 2009. With a win over Finland, he now has a podium place finish as a coach, too.

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#Nisyros to become Greece’s new UNESCO Global Geopark

During the meeting of its 10th session in Chile, the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council proposed 12 new geoparks for endorsement. Nearly 150 observers from 32 Member States attended this meeting, both in person and online. Should UNESCO’s Executive Board endorse this decision when it meets next year, this would expand the network to 241 sites around the world.

With the addition of the Greece Nisyros Geopark, will have a total of 10 UNESCO Global Geoparks; read more about them via GNA: https://www.greeknewsagenda.gr/greece-s-unesco-global-geoparks/

Source: UNESCO Photos: Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO

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