Books
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Sydney’s Greek Australian Writers Festival – A Triumph
On 2 April I had the privilege to take part in Sydney’s Greek Australian Writers’ Festival. The Festival is presented by the Greek Festival of Sydney (this year celebrating its …
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Sailing with the Wind of Freedom: Lascarina Bouboulis and the War for Greek Independence
Katherine Kaye, author of Sailing with the Wind of Freedom: Lascarina Bouboulis and the War for Greek Independence, was inspired by a chance visit to a quiet Greek island to …
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The Greek Australian Writers’ Festival comes to Sydney on 2 April
The Greek Australian Writers’ Festival presented by the Greek Festival of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will be held on Sunday 2 April from 10 am to …
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The immigration story of Maria Stefanidis that carved the path for her writing journey
Despite the difficulties that marked her childhood years, being raised in Australia as a kid of Cypriot immigrants in the sixties, author and journalist Maria Stefanidis draws from this experience …
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Five great summer readings as selected by Neos Kosmos’ team
Summer days are here. And whether they include a bucolic seaside holiday, or just a staycation bathed in long warm evenings in the backyard, it is the time to read. …
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Cypriots in Australia – A history of struggle and achievement
The Cyprus Community of Melbourne and Victoria has exhibited vision by commissioning the book The Children of Aphrodite: Cypriots in Australia. The book by Professor Anastasios Tamis is an important …
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Salonika Burning, a haunting antiwar novel dives into the past to wake us up to the present
Gail Jones is back with a ninth novel, that bears a haunting title prologuing a visceral account that connects Greece and Australia through the atrocities of war. The book begins …
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Book explores the history of the Greek Community of Melbourne
A book titled ‘Σάρκα και Οστά της Μακρινής Πατρίδας’ (The Embodiment of a Distant Homeland) examines the history of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV) from its …
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Apostolos Nikolaidis: The authentic laïká singer who was never censored
A bilingual volume, published in Greek and English brings a comprehensive visual monograph on the career and artistic contribution of Apostolos Nikolaidis (1938–1999), a singer of Greek laïká (urban folk) …
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Inaugural Greek Book Fair takes over the Greek Centre
The first edition of the 2022 Greek Book Fair (GrBF) is set to take place at the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture, inaugurated by Dr Andonis Piperoglou, Hellenic Senior Lecturer …