The Greek Revolution of 1821, the foundation of modern Greece and Greco-Serbian relations up to…
LITERATURE
Authors of the e-book entitled ‘How to travel the world with a Greek salary’, Vasiliki and George and the Greek bloggers offering crucial travel (and survival) guides such as ‘How to survive the first trip with your new relationship,’ and the no doubt popular ‘Vacation with parents (or in-laws)’ plus many more tips and tricks through their website ‘yabatravellers.com’.
Syria Crucified: Stories of Modern Martyrdom in an Ancient Christian Land is written by Christian…
A shocking revelation has been made by world record holding Greek marathon runner Maria Polyzou in her autobiography entitled “Do Not Give Up” which has just been released.
Cambridge Journals present a brand new research collection on the Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis…
Lockdown Blues? Professor Karalis performs his magical literary jazz in 'The Glebe Point Road Blues'
We revisit a literary work on the suburb of Glebe from our favourite polymath Professor Vrasidas Karalis. It has been described by critics as ‘ingenious and soaring in its unique angle of vision…powerful, even visionary writing, from one of our most interesting, distinctive and challenging voices.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan new book hit the shelves yesterday. The President, who has taken…
The Accidental Australians- Harry and Jimmy Corones The legacy left by Australia’s first wave of…
Ottoman occupation, two world wars, a civil war, betrayal, secrets, loss, the search for justice.…
The entire Evzones Collection by Nick Bourdaniotis, a photographic exhibition, can be purchased in a beautifully presented coffee table book that is sure to become the perfect family heirloom.
The story of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s extraordinary rise from poverty in Athens, Greece to super-stardom in…
Inside one of Santorini’s stunning whitewashed houses in the small village of Oia, you will…
Books by Kurdish authors will soon be counted among the over one million works at…
At his Australian book launch yesterday Geoffrey Robertson made the case for a legal challenge for the return of looted cultural artefacts such as the Parthenon Marbles which were taken by Lord Elgin more than 200 years ago and are currently on display in the British Museum in London.
Renowned human rights barrister, academic, author and broadcaster Geoffrey Robertson QC will present his book ‘Who Owns History? Elgin’s loot and the case for returning plundered treasure’ on Saturday 5 June 2021 at the Governors Centre, Moore Park in Sydney. Limited seats still available.
Renowned human rights barrister, academic, author and broadcaster Geoffrey Robertson QC will present his book ‘Who Owns History? Elgin’s loot and the case for returning plundered treasure’ on Saturday 5 June 2021 at the Governors Centre, Moore Park in Sydney. The jury has never been out on this cultural matter…
Cambridge University Press published the much-anticipated Cambridge Greek Lexicon on the 22 April 2021. Written by an…
An indigenous Greek from Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις, Turkish: İstanbul), Hercules Millas, won the Orhan Kemal Literature…
The days of Ancient Greece may have been the golden age of Democracy, but for comic playwrights, it was the age of ‘Rude Talk’. Mixing history, literary criticism, and dirty jokes, Mark Haskell Smith pays tribute to a slew of forgotten Greek writers in his latest book ‘Rude Talk in Athens’ that will feed the intellect as well as tickle the funny bone.
Since ancient times the Greeks have long imparted wisdom to the world by way of proverbs, which can be found in ancient Greek literature as far back as the works of Homer. Greek proverbs have long provided inspiration to people around the world. Here is a list of some of our favourites.
