Category: CULTURE
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Athens named World Book Capital 2018
The Greek capital was chosen on the recommendation of an advisory committee, comprising representatives of the IPA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and UNESCO, based on the “outstanding quality” of its programme of activities for the book trade in Greece. Every year, the city named World Book Capital commits to promote books and reading and…
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Greco-Persian
(neoskosmos.com)
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Political Cavafy
(neoskosmos.com)
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Constantine Cavafy: The Poet of the Diaspora
This is the simple, personal biographical note left by the famous Greek poet, Constantine Petrou Photiades Cavafy (1863-1933), who was born in Alexandria, lived between England, France and Istanbul and visited Greece on occasion. He is remembered for his humble, solitary lifestyle and the underlying, implied homosexuality in his writing. He is revered for the…