The Chania Book Festival is an annual meeting place for distinguished writers from all over the world, intellectuals, people of letters and creators in general. Discover all the creators who have participated in the events of the Chania Book Festival!

Wastor Achilleas

Position: Greece
Status: Musician
Country: Greece

“A Musical Bridge Between Greece and Turkey,” Honoring Zülfü Livaneli
A special musical evening dedicated to the deep friendship and artistic meeting of two iconic creators: Mikis Theodorakis and Zülfü Livaneli. The performance will be by Ioanna Forti, with Heraklis Zakkas on bouzouki, Alexandros Kapsokavadis on guitar, and Achilleas Wastor on piano, who is also responsible for the artistic direction of the program. Greetings will be delivered by Giannis Giannakakis, Deputy Mayor for Culture of Chania, and Giorgos Agorastakis, president of the Pan-Cretan Association of Mikis Theodorakis Friends.

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Wastor Achilleas

Greece

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Wilson Ben

Position: United Kingdom
Status: Historian, Writer
Country: United Kingdom

“Urban Jungle” by Ben Wilson
Award-winning British historian, author and columnist Ben Wilson talks about his book “Urban Jungle” with journalist Tina Mandilara.

CO-ORGANIZED BY: British Council Greece / Dioptra Publishing

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Wilson Ben

United Kingdom

4th Chania Book Festival 2025

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