Greek literature goes back to Homer’s epics, the first works of European literature (8th century BCE), while the cultural production of Classical Greece has become part of the common heritage of the Western world. Yet, when it comes to the Clas…
A diverse global partnership of organisations, civil society groups and cities that support each other to create a lasting community of readers was set up in September 2022. The World Book Capital Network (WBCN) acknowledges the power of books and re…
C.P. Cavafy is considered one of the most influential Greek poets of the 20th century as well as one of the most important figures in Western poetry. On the 160th anniversary of his birth, the Onassis Foundation in New York presents ‘Archive of…
The Thessaloniki Book Fair is launching this year, in its 19th year of organization, the creation of a new international professional unit, expanding its dynamics. The Rights Center will operate in building 13, in the DIALOGUE area, with the aim of i…
“Always be a poet, even in prose.” Charles Baudelaire
Aiming once again to highlight the contemporary Greek literary production, the Thessaloniki Book Fair welcomes the county’s young writers within the framework of the Young Writer…
Easter, or Pascha in Greek, is the most important religious holiday of the Orthodox Church marking the resurrection of Christ and the chance of rebirth for mankind. Easter holds a special place in the heart of Greek people, and has been the theme of…
Valia Tsaita-Tsilimeni teaches literature, language and translation at the University of Geneva where she defended her PhD on issues of identity, social criticism and literary writing in the so-called "generation of 1920" in Greece. Apart from her ac…
With American Literature as its guest of honour, the 19thThessaloniki Book Fair will be held on 4-7 May 2023 inaugurating new cooperations and opening up new perspectives in the international book market.
The 19th International Book Fair makes its dy…
Literature, and especially poetry, can act as one of the most sensitive indicators of a country’s idiosyncrasy, its social, cultural, linguistic and aesthetic character. The Finnish poetry anthology Aurinkokello [Sundial in English] attempts pr…
The Greek folk songs—Dimotika Tragoudia in Greek— are not only a deep spring from which modern Greek literature draws, they form a bedrock of the modern Greek vernacular itself and the roots of a young national identity. The Greek fo…
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