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German Nobel Laureate Guenter Grass Writes Poem about Greece – “Europe’s Shame”

Guenter Grass is a German Nobel Literature Prize winner who wrote, two months ago, a proza poem commenting on Israel’s policy regarding Iran. Back then, world society raised eyebrows and disapproved of his poem, due to “poetic faults,” such as not excellent rhyme etc. This time, he expresses his opinion in public about Greece with [...]

Ukraine Celebrates the Centenary of Odysseas Elytis Birth

Τhis year marks one hundred years since the birth of  Greek Nobel laureate poet, Odysseas Elytis. The Hellenic Ministry of Culture decided to pay tribute to the Greek poet by declaring the year 2011 “Elytis’ Year” and assigning the relevant celebrations to the Hellenic Foundation for Culture (HFC) Branch in Odessa, Ukraine. Within this initiative, [...]

Tributes to Nobel Prize Winner Odysseus Elytis

The year 2011 was declared by the Ministry of Culture as Elytis year, as 100 years have passed since the birth of the Nobel prize winning poet. The Hellenic Foundation of Culture honors the poet and organizes events in several participating countries with the purpose of making the work of Elytis known internationally. The events will [...]