Books
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Vasilis Vasilas’ new book explores Hungarian history
The historian’s latest work When Freedom Beckons: The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the Jewish Hungarian Journey to Australia will be launched this month.
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Love letters to Greece
Having just released Cartes Postales from Greece in Australia, Michael Sweet talks with author Victoria Hislop about her 40-year love affair with Greece.
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Lexikopoleio: An Athenian bookstore specialising in dictionaries of all kinds
Book and language lovers will relish in finding this well-hidden gem in Athens’ historical neighbourhood of Kallimarmaro.
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Using words to change the world
Writer Michalia Arathimos talks about her book, Aukati/ Boundary Line which she will launch at the Melbourne Writers Festival.
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On George Orwell, Democracy and Greece
Jim Claven on why George Orwell’s message in 1984 remains as current as the day it was written.
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The Inconsolable Clock: a book on war and time
Cypriot-born Andrea Demetriou launches her third poetry collection.
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Polites: ‘When you’re a writer from a minority background sometimes you need permission to write’
Following the release of his debut novel Down the Hume, Peter Polites talks about finding his voice as a writer from western Sydney and navigating identity.
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GACL calls for Antipodes periodical submissions
On Sunday the GACL will launch The Embroiderer by Kathryn Gauci at the Greek Centre.
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Passing on the wisdom from one woman to another
Author Nikki Simos is one of 250 contributors to The Book of Inspiration for Women by Women, a collection of 365 uplifting daily messages.
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The Legacy of the Greek Language
Dean Kalimniou reviews Professor George Kanarakis’ The Legacy of the Greek Language – a must-have book for all Greek Australian households.