“I ypothesi tis erythras vasilissas” (“The Case of the Red Queen”) by Michalis Modinos & “I teleftaia arkoyda tou dasous” (“The Last Bear of the Forest”) & “Rixo nero, skies” (“Shallow Water, Shadows”) by Akis Papantonis
Novelists Michalis Modinos and Akis Papantonis discuss the ecological dimension of their works.
Moderation: Giannis Dimitrakakis, Associate Professor of Modern Greek Philology at the Department of Philology, University of Crete.
CO-ORGANIZED BY: Kastaniotis Publishing / Kichli Publishing
4th Chania Book Festival 2025
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“Diadromes tis skepsis tou K. Th. Dimara” (“Paths of Thought of K. Th. Dimaras”) by Giannis Dimitrakakis
Giannis Dimitrakakis, Associate Professor of Modern Greek Philology at the Department of Philology, University of Crete, discusses his recent book “Diadromes tis skepsis tou K. Th. Dimara” (“Paths of Thought of K. Th. Dimaras”), with Stavros Zoumboulakis, author and President of the Board of Trustees of the National Library of Greece.
CO-ORGANIZED BY: Sokolis Publishing
4th Chania Book Festival 2025
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Are the Ottomans to blame for the removal of the Modern Greeks from Europe and the Modern Greek misery?
The Ottomanist Elias Kolovos (University of Crete) discusses with the historian Yannis Skalidakis (University of Crete), in an event moderated by Modern Greek studies professor Yannis Dimitrakakis (University of Crete), on whether or not the widespread view that the Ottomans are to blame for the departure from the European course during the years of the Ottoman rule and the modern Greek misadventure is valid, on the occasion of the publication of the book by Elias Kolovos, “Stous kairous ton soultanon: oi koinonies tis ellinikis chersonisou ypo othomaniki kyriarchia” (“In the times of the Sultans: The societies of the Greek peninsula under Ottoman rule”, Asini Publishing 2023).
3rd Chania Book Festival 2024
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140 Years since the Birth of Nikos Kazantzakis: The trajectory of his thought up to today – the great Cretan as relevant as ever.
In discussion are: Konstantinos Papadopoulos, publisher of Dioptra Publishing, Katerina Zografistou, PhD in Modern Greek Studies at the University of Paul Valéry-Montpellier III, president of the Greek branch of the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis and Yannis Dimitrakakis, Assistant Professor of Modern Greek Philology, Department of Philology, University of Crete.
Co-organized by Dioptra Publishing
2nd Chania Book Festival 2023
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“Ethics of love and political action” by Stavros Zoumboulakis
The author and president of the board of trustees of the National Library of Greece Stavros Zoumboulakis discusses his recent book (published by Polis) with Yannis Dimitrakakis, Associate Professor of Modern Greek Philology at the Department of Philology of the University of Crete.
