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‘The Last Monk of the Strofades,’ out now in EnglishFollowing its publication in Greek last year, “The Last Monk of the Strofades: Memories from an Unknown Greek Island” is now available in English from Abbeville Press.The book by US photographer Robert A. McCabe and Greek journalist Katerina Lymperopoulou is a unique record of the fortified monastery on Stamfani, the larger of the two Strofades islets off Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea. The 13th century monastery suffered serious damage during an earthquake in November of 1997 and was shut down after another temblor in October 2018.For centuries, the monastery served as a refuge for seafarers and a target for pirates and Turkish raiders, while in its heyday it was home to some 40 farmer-monks. By 1976, however, only one monk remained, Father Gregory Kladis (1937-2017), who alone tended the monastery until 2014.The book is intended to tell the world about the Monastery of Strofades and encourage its preservation.
Top 10: Crime, guns and Greek-inspired literatureOver the years there are Greeks who have written good crime fiction and English-speaking writers who are inspired by Greece and have proved very adept at trawling the Greek underworld. Here are 10 of the best writers of crime novels either based in Greece or featuring Greek protagonists. With summer approaching, perhaps it’s time to take a Greek Noir crime novel to the beach with you.1. PETROS MARKARIS2. YANNIS TSIRIKOMOS3. POL KOUTSAKIS4. SERGIO GAKAS5. ANNA ZOUROUDIS6. GARY CORBY7. JEFFREY SIGER8. PAUL JOHNSTON9. GEORGE PELECANOS10. PHILLIP KERR
How about Beryl Darby
10 of the best novels set in Greece – that will take you thereFrom the natural beauty of Corfu and Kefalonia to the caves and myths of Crete, Greece has inspired writers for millennia
Pursuing truth — and fame — a reporter blurred journalism’s boundariesWhen Elias Demetracopoulos died in Athens in 2016 at 87, The Washington Post described him as an “ ‘enigmatic’ expatriate.” In its obituary, the New York Times chose similar language, calling him an “enigmatic journalist.”The man had been so many things, and accused of being many more, that it was difficult to sum up his story. Journalist, Nazi resistance fighter and Wall Street consultant were among his callings; spy, egotist and “dangerous gadfly” were among the accusations. His life was so complicated it was hard to tell where one version of Demetracopoulos ended and another began.In “The Greek Connection,” James H. Barron seeks to put the pieces together — but the Demetracopoulos puzzle was not the one he originally set out to solve. Barron was researching allegations of a transfer of funds from Greece’s intelligence agency to Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign, which he believed formed an underexplored chapter of Watergate. During a chance encounter with Seymour Hersh, the investigative journalist suggested that Barron contact Demetracopoulos, a Greek expatriate living in Washington who once tried to expose the money scheme.
Viewpark & Darilis Announce Screen Adaptation of Siger’s Greece-Set MysteriesViewpark and veteran television producer Yanna Darilis on February 4 announced a screen adaptation of Jeffrey Siger's bestselling Chief Inspector Andreas Kaldis mystery series.Viewpark and Darilis will co-produce the adaptation of writer Siger's ten-book series. Production will begin later this year, filming on location in Greece.The season opener, Murder in Mykonos, is a #1 best-selling English-language book in Greece and due to its immense popularity, Sourcebooks/Poisoned Pen Press, the books' publisher, is reissuing the novel this month.Combining the popularity of shows such as Death in Paradise and The Durrells In Corfu, this contemporary crime drama series will take viewers to exotic locations all over Greece, from Mykonos to Santorini, from Delphi to Athens, as Chief Inspector Kaldis exposes the seedy underbelly of the white-washed Greek Isles. Experienced, irreverent with a passion for drama, Kaldis is at the center of hard-hitting cases, which run head strong through a mix of contemporary international politics, as well as Greece's ancient past.
Postman's just delivered a used copy at significantly less than Amazon want for a new one, I'll let you know how I get on with it. If anyone's interested, musicmagpie have a couple of used books left at £3.19 and betterworldbooks have some starting from £5.66 - both free p&p to UK addresses.
A new author has written his first book, Made by Sea and Wood, in Darkness, which has been published by American publisher Spuyten Duyvil.Alexandros Plasatis, a Greek immigrant who moved to the UK 20 years ago, writes fiction in English, which is his second language, and moved to Bolton, Greater Manchester a month ago to take up a new job at a local charity.The novel is set in an all-night cafe in the Greek seaport of Kavala, a scruffy hangout of Egyptian fishermen and ragged locals. It is a collage of linked stories capturing the lives, loves and tales of the immigrant community. The servers at the café, Pavlo and Angie feel alienated from this brutish world of raunchy, wretched men.
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