Aiora Press Forlag
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Rebetika: Songs from the Old Greek Underworld (Bog, Paperback / softback)
Rebetika are urban folk songs of Greece, often compared to the American Blues. The book includes four essays discussing the history and characteristics of the Rebetika songs, lyrics of 54 songs in English translation with parallel Greek text.
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All Aboard the Paper Boat: The History Of Paper (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This illustrated history of paper invites children to jump aboard a paper boat that travels from China to Samarkand, Mexico to Paris, and many stops in between to see how paper was created.
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Fey Folk: A Tale from Skiathos (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Generally recognized as one of the foremost Greek prose writers of the modern period, Alexandros Papadiamandis holds a special place in the history of modern Greek letters, but also in the heart of the ordinary Greek reader. Fey Folk is characteristic of Papadiamandis's work.
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In the Name of Luminosity and Transparency (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Collected here are the two speeches Elytis gave on his acceptance of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Literature, which are still strikingly relevant today. He addresses a hypertrophic and atrophic Europe in moral chaos, with as many coexisting values as languages.
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Manual on the Art of Living (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
A collection of precepts that together provide a powerful philosophy for daily life. With practical grace and wisdom, the Manual addresses living with integrity, self-management, and personal freedom. The Manual is considered to be the pinnacle of Stoic philosophy.
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Moscov Selim (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Vizyenos' story evokes a time when Greeks and Turks could share each other's joys and pains despite the hostile relations between their governments. Listening to the protagonist's life... Læs mere
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Myths Behind Words: Greek Mythology In English Words And Expressions (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This collection retells the myths behind common words and expressions in English, bringing to life the heroes, monsters and gods whose... Læs mere
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The Notary (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A wealthy count on his deathbed, his libertine nephew, an upstanding young clerk, and a scheming notary who stops at nothing to protect his daughter make The Notary an iconic tale of suspense and intrigue, love and murder.
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Reflections (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A. Laskaratos' Reflections set out his uncompromising and finely reasoned beliefs. As the essence of his thought they could be read with profit by present-day politicians and teachers, and indeed by everybody with an interest in social and moral questions.
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Selected Poems (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Vrettakos's poems are firmly rooted in the Greek landscape and coloured by the Greek light, yet their themes and sentiment are ecumenical. His garden, his own heart, are but a microcosm of... Læs mere
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