“Dialects and idioms in contemporary literature: Questions about the transformations of language from the deep past to the present of Greek-speaking writers”
The prose writers Konstantia Sotiriou and Maria A. Ioannou meet the Cretan writer Giorgos Stamatakis and the poet, essayist, translator and journalist Pantelis Boukalas, in a discussion about the sense of belonging in contemporary life and in literature. Moderated by Maria A. Ioannou, author from Cyprus.
CO-ORGANIZED BY: Limassol International Book Fair / Cyprus Ministry of Culture – Department of Contemporary Culture
4th Chania Book Festival 2025
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“Grammata apo ta Kapetaniana” (“Letters from Kapetaniana”) by Giorgos Gr. Stamatakis
The author Giorgos Gr. Stamatakis discusses his book “Grammata apo ta Kapetaniana” (“Letters from Kapetaniana”), surreal short stories in the Cretan dialect, with translator Klairi Mitsotaki and author Maria Papagianni. Moderation: Giorgos Patroudakis, journalist and photographer.
CO-ORGANIZED BY: Selouda Publishing
4th Chania Book Festival 2025