Tag: Books

A Life Learned Slowly: “Greek by Osmosis” Finds the Greece Beyond the Postcard

Plenty of books promise to transport readers to a Greek island. The better ones understand that island life is about

August 4, 2026

Emily Wilson Helped Inspire Nolan’s ‘Odyssey.’ Her Verdict on the Film Is Brutal

The acclaimed Homer translator says Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster is visually overwhelming but emotionally and intellectually shallow—even as audiences around the

July 28, 2026

Emily Wilson’s ‘Odyssey’ Surges Up Bestseller Lists as Nolan Sends Readers Back to Homer

The acclaimed translator’s modern rendering of Homer has sold more than one million copies and is finding a vast new

July 22, 2026
Ten books to take with you to Greece this summer

10 Books to Take With You to Greece This Summer

A book packed for Greece does not have to be a guidebook. Sometimes the best traveling companion is a novel

July 22, 2026

The Greeks and the Making of Egypt

I spent the spring of 2019 teaching at the American University in Cairo (AUC) in the Graduate School of Education.

June 27, 2026

Twice a Stranger: The Mass Expulsions That Forged Modern Greece and Turkey by Bruce Clark

Twice a Stranger is one of the most important books ever written on the painful topic of the population exchange

June 8, 2026

Harvard University Press Book Connects the Dots Between Hitler, Ataturk

It is a well-documented fact that early in his career, Adolf Hitler took inspiration from Benito Mussolini, his senior colleague

April 24, 2026

Book Highlights Miraculous Survival of Entire Jewish Community on Zakynthos by Greek Christian Civilians

Nearly 90% of Greek Jews perished during the Holocaust and most were killed at Auschwitz/Birkenau. But on the Ionian island

January 25, 2026

Constantine Cavafy: A long-Awaited and Much-Anticipated Biography of One of the Great Modern Poets

In 1933, on his seventieth birthday, the poet Constantine Cavafy died in an Alexandrian hospital, surrounded by friends. He left

January 2, 2026

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