Divani Lena

“Gia tin kardia kai to sykoti tou” (“For his heart and liver”) by Lena Divani
The wife, the mistress, and the mother of a clinically dead man fight over who is entitled to give (or refuse to give) his organs for transplantation. The author Lena Divani talks about her new novel with Zoe Georgoula, journalist, Project Organization & Production Manager of the Chania Book Festival.

Co-organized by Patakis Publishing

3rd Chania Book Festival 2024

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“Ta Monopatia mou stin Kriti: Apokoronas” (“My Paths in Crete: Apokoronas”)

Dimitris Michelogiannis, Special Advisor to the Regional Governor of Crete, discusses with author Lena Divani and Fivos Tsaravopoulos, Founder of the SCE Paths of Greece, for the new publication of the Region of Crete.

3rd Chania Book Festival 2024

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“Ergazomeno agori” (“Working Boy”) by Lena Divani
Αuthor and historian Lena Divani introduces her most recent book, which has been nominated for the European Library’s Readers of Europe 2023 shortlist.

Co-organized by Patakis Publishing

2nd Chania Book Festival 2023

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“Reinventing love. How patriarchy sabotages heterosexual relationships” by Mona Chollet
The journalist and essayist Mona Chollet discusses with the author Lena Divani about her new book (Stereoma Publishing) which won the European Essay Prize for 2022.

2nd Chania Book Festival 2023

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Michael Llewellyn Smith: “Crete in my life”
Address by the esteemed British historian, diplomat, and traveler Michael Lewellin Smith on the impact of Crete in shaping his life and work. The introduction will be delivered by Dimitris Michelogiannis, a lawyer and special adviser to the Region of Crete. Following the lecture, author and historian Lena Divani will engage in a discussion with Michael Lewellin Smith.

2nd Chania Book Festival 2023

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“Cheiropoiiti Kriti (“Handmade Crete”) by Isabella Zampetaki
Presentation of the book “Cheiropoiiti Kriti (“Handmade Crete”) by the writer and journalist Isabella Zampetaki and the writer and historian Lena Divani.

Organized by Pyxida tis Polis Publishing / With the support of Crete Region

1st Chania Book Festival 2022

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“Oneireftika ti Dido” (“I dreamed of Dido”) by Lena Divani
The historian and author Lena Divani talks to the journalist Alexandra Christakaki about her new book, a hybrid kind of biography of Dido Sotiriou.

Co-organized by Patakis Publishing

1st Chania Book Festival 2022