Books
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Makis Tsitas’ prize-winning ‘God Is My Witness’ in English
The English translation of Makis Tsitas’ prize winning novel ‘God Is My Witness’ (originally published in Greek by Kichli Publishing, Athens 2013, which won the European Union Prize for literature …
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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 18 July onward
VIC GREEK TAVERN NIGHT AT ELENI’S Eleni’s Kitchen + Bar (28 Anderson St, Yarraville) is hosting a Greek tavern night this Friday 19 July at 7.00-10.00 pm. Experience the best of Greek …
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Award-winning novel by Greek author Makis Tsitas translated into English
More readers around the world will now have the chance to enjoy Makis Tsitas’ award-winning novel ‘God Is My Witness’, thanks to Aiora Press which has released the novel in …
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Brexit and Alcibiades: Populism, demagoguery and fake news
Does the ancient Greek world of politics – from which ‘democracy’ and indeed ‘politics’ are ultimately derived – have any light to shed on the current UK Brexit catastrophe (another …
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Dimitris Troaditis to present free lecture on radical anarchist ideas in Greece
Poet and journalist Dimitris Troaditis is set to present an insightful lecture at the Greek Centre this month, delving into the emergence and promulgation of radical anarchist ideas in Greece …
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Photographer Polixeni Papapetrou: Existentialism and good underwear
Photographer Polixeni Papapetrou died in April last year at age 57 after a five-year illness. Her friend, writer Joanna Murray-Smith writes about the artist in an introduction to the new …
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Homer and the story of a Greek Australian war hero at the Greek Centre
Phil Kafcaloudes, a journalism lecturer at RMIT, will present a lecture about Homer and the story of a Greek Australian war hero, on Thursday 27 June 2019, at the Greek …
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Greek Writers Festival debuts at the Greek Centre with Diasporic Dialogues
The Greek Writers Festival makes its debut at the Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture from 31 May to 8 June with an impressive line-up of writers and events, including panels, …
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Greek Writers’ Festival program provides a smorgasbord of offerings
The Greek-Australian community is no longer an island. It needs to open up and be a vital, relevant part of the broader cultural, political and literary dialogue. And there will …
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Poet and photographer Heidi Seraphim on her Instagram success and new book, combining her two favourite mediums
Heidi Seraphimidou, otherwise known as Heidi Seraphim, was born and bred in Thessaloniki, Greece, specifically in Ano Toumba. While her peers were colouring their days in black and white (the …