Books
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Storytelling through the seasons: Beneath the Fig Leaves
On a sun-filled Melbourne spring afternoon in 2009, I sat with my ninety-year-old mother Giannoula in her garden, listening to her reminiscence about village life. I had always taken an …
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Greek folk festivals events, cuisine, at the heart of wide-ranging book
It took seven years for Terina Kalogeropoulos-Armenakis, a successful stockbroker and property investor, to compile the book A Greek Folk Journey, Travel, Culture & Gastronomy. But for a certain virus, …
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Writers, poets get writing for GACL competition, periodical
The Greek-Australian Cultural League (GACL) is again calling on writers to take part in its annual literary competition for poems or short stories written in either Greek or English. The …
A world less than perfect unravels in tale of Aussie authors’ Hydra idyll
It is worth bearing in mind that a classic of the post-war Australian novel, My Brother Jack, owes its existence to the incredible patience and generosity of a grocery store/kafenion owner …
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Premier’s literary award gives a lift, says fiction winner Tsiolkas
Winning a literary award, last week he won his second Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for fiction, may be a regular event for novelist and playwright Christos Tsiolkas but awards offer …
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Deep listening is essential to community engagement
Monday 2 February at Abbottsford Convent Arts Centre, a launch was held for the new book The Relationship is the Project. Respected Victorian Aboriginal Elder Uncle Larry, one of the …
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Tsiolkas novel ‘Damascus’ wins Victorian Premier’s Literary Award
Christos Tsiolkas won the fiction category prize of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards for 2020 on Thursday for his critically acclaimed historical novel Damascus which is set in the early …
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Top 10: Essential reading this summer
It is not the summer we want, Australia is engulfed by mega-fires. We have lost people, animals, and property to the inferno. It may seem inappropriate to consider reading as …
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Nicking the style of David Sedaris
I hand David Sedaris his book. It has a yellow post-it note poking out with my name on it for the author to copy. My new friend Roger and I …
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‘The Fabulous Lost and Found and the Little Greek Mouse’ helps kids foster a love of Greek language
A new series of children’s language books have been released to help foster a love of Greek language in youngsters. Aimed at children aged from 2-7 years, ‘The Fabulous Lost …