Books
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Socrates Tsourdalakis presents his book, dedicated to the Cretan pioneers
The book presentation of ‘Cretan Pioneers of Australia from 1829’ by Socrates Tsourdalakis took place in an emotional atmosphere last week. The event, organised by the Cretan Federation of Australia …
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Professor Vrasidas Karalis’ book ‘A History of Greek Cinema’ translated for the homeland
Professor Vrasidas Karalis’ book ‘A History of Greek Cinema’ has officially been released with a Greek translation in Greece, just over ten years since it was first published. The book, …
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Christos Linou commentates on society in his two new publications
Cross-disciplinary artist Christos Linou is back with new work, that melds personal stories to communal and societal issues. His fourth and fifth book, titled ‘BLUFF: ART AS WAR’ and ‘Brunswick …
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Large turnout at ‘Right for a Homeland’ launch
Educator writer and artist Stella Sorotou presented her inaugural poetry collection titled ‘Right for a Homeland’ last week to a Sydney audience including Greek state and church officials, parish members, …
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Michael Alexandratos: Delving into the depth of Greek literature and rebetiko
Three years ago my attention was drawn to a book by the American writer and poet, John Taylor, entitled “Harsh out of Tenderness – The Greek Poet and Urban Folklorist …
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Exploring Greekness and Queerness: Will Kostakis’ Latest Book Delves into the Evolving Identities of Greek-Australians
The evolving nature of Greekness and queerness in Greek-Australians is the basic theme in the latest book by Will Kostakis, ‘We could be something’ to be launched tomorrow in Sydney. …
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Tamis publishes new book on Philhellenism
Professor Anastasios Tamis’ book The Aegis of Hellas: The Continuing Vigour of Philhellenism in English will be published by the Hellenic Parliament Foundation.Through this book Prof. Tamis, Director of …
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Diatribe: The 1 2 3 of Greek Easter
It was the poet Angelos Sikelianos who referred to Easter as «Πάσχατων Ελλήνων» (Pascha of the Greeks), and rightfully so considering that even in this secular age, Easter is arguably …
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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 …