Nektaria Anastasiadou

Courage and Compassion, a Memoir of War and its Aftermath

Courage and Compassion, a Memoir of War and its Aftermath

Nektaria Anastasiadou reviews polyglot Tony Molho's memoir about the Holocaust in Greece and his family history.

18 OCTOBER, 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
Who Decides What Makes for Authentic Middle East Fiction?

Who Decides What Makes for Authentic Middle East Fiction?

In Nektaria Anastasiadou's experience, agents, publishers and editors often have peculiar ideas about what constitutes Middle East fiction.

6 SEPTEMBER, 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
“An Inherited Offense”—a Levantine story on the island of Leros

“An Inherited Offense”—a Levantine story on the island of Leros

In this short story by Nektaria Anastasiadou, the male and female terebinth trees of a Levantine childhood help...

5 JULY, 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
In and Between Languages: Writing on the Fault Line

In and Between Languages: Writing on the Fault Line

Nektaria Anastasiadou writes about her decision to pen her works using the historically fractured language of the Istanbul...

1 OCTOBER, 2023 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
Niki, Prize-Winning Greek Novel, Captures the Country’s Civil War

Niki, Prize-Winning Greek Novel, Captures the Country’s Civil War

Nektaria Anastasiadou reviews the newly-translated novel from Christos Chomenidis, which won the Greek National Book Award.

12 JUNE, 2023 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
 Beautiful Freedom For Sale, a short story

Beautiful Freedom For Sale, a short story

A Greek fisherman has to turn the corner on his lifelong passion, freeing himself from his past.

15 DECEMBER, 2022 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
Nektaria Anastasiadou: “Gold in Taksim Square”

Nektaria Anastasiadou: “Gold in Taksim Square”

The novelist behind "A Recipe for Daphne" returns to multicultural Istanbul to write about love and death amongst...

15 JUNE, 2022 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
“The Location of the Soul According to Benyamin Alhadeff”—a story by Nektaria Anastasiadou

“The Location of the Soul According to Benyamin Alhadeff”—a story by Nektaria Anastasiadou

Nektaria Anastasiadou weaves a rich tale of thwarted love between Sephardic and Rum residents of Istanbul.

15 SEPTEMBER, 2021 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
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