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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.

OCTOBER 18, 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...

JULY 5, 2024 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
A Bicentennial Remembrance of Lord Byron, Among Greeks & Turks

A Bicentennial Remembrance of Lord Byron, Among Greeks & Turks

Lord Byron, a theatrical poet, created the concept of celebrity and, with his poetry, brought the Ottoman world...

JUNE 7, 2024 • By William Gourlay
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.

JUNE 12, 2023 • By Nektaria Anastasiadou
The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

The Odyssey That Forged a Stronger Athenian

An Athens native returns to Greece after a 20-year sojourn across the Mediterranean and Middle East, covering turmoil...

MARCH 5, 2023 • By Iason Athanasiadis
 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.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Moustafa Daly
The Greek Panopticon, Where Politicians Spy on Democracy

The Greek Panopticon, Where Politicians Spy on Democracy

Senior correspondent Iason Athanasiadis attends a protest and critiques Greek government corruption.

DECEMBER 15, 2022 • By Iason Athanasiadis
“The Passion of Evangelina”—fiction from Anthoney Dimos

“The Passion of Evangelina”—fiction from Anthoney Dimos

Protests, jails and death characterize this short story set in Athen's Syntagma Square, the site of many 20th-century...

OCTOBER 15, 2021 • By Anthoney Dimos
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