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A tribute to Cypriot Literature Lefteris Papaleontiou, ed. Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research Canada-KEEK, Outremont, Quebec, Canada, ISSN: 0824-8621, pp.432, p/b, CYŁ12.29/ €21.00
Costas Montis Feather Star Publishing, 2008, ISBN: 978-0977376964, pp. 202, p/b, English & Greek edition, CYŁ/ € Second Greek edition of Costas Montis' much-loved novel Afentis Batistas. The first edition was published in Athens, Greece, in 1980. The novel has autobiographical and historical elements. Costas Montis interweaves his grandmother's stories about her strange ancestor, afentis Batistas, with his own traumatic memories and experiences, portraying at the same time two interesting historical periods. Afentis Batistas won the First Prize for Novel awarded by the National Society of Greek Writers of Cyprus. The prestigious journal World Literature Today included Afentis Batistas among the most noteworthy literary works published throughout the world in 1980. About the author: Nobel Prize nominee and Corresponding Member of the Academy of Athens, Costas Montis (1914—2004) was born in Cyprus. Poet, novelist, playwright, Costas Montis is considered one of the greatest Greek writers of the 20th century, and his works have been translated into English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, and other languages. He received numerous honors and awards throughout his life. In 1980 he was awarded the title of Poet Laureate by the World Academy of Arts and Culture. Vera Korfioti Feather Star Publishing, 2007, ISBN: 978-0977376933, pp. 133, p/b, CYŁ10.45/ €17.85 A collection of poems written by Vera Korfioti in her unique style and beautifully translated into English by Demetrios Hadjihambis, Penelope Soteriou, and Manya Constant. " Vera's sensitivity is as cutting as diamond. Her awareness of the soul's limits and limitless expanse, springing from an awareness anxiety whose sole motivation is the search and expression of man's origin and end, has carried me to the vastness of the abyss and to the heights of the soul's flight." (Hadjihambis) "Vera's poetry is intellectual but not sterile; humanity and humility are consistently present in these verses, and the poet is well aware of opposing forces and struggles to achieve a balance. It is through this struggle that her poetic philosophy is formed." (Soteriou)
Mona Savvidou-Thedoulou, ed. Armida Publications, Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 978-9963620256, pp.172, p/b, CYŁ5.85/ €10.00
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Andriana Ierodiaconou Armida Pubications, Nicosia, ISBN: 978-9963620579, pp.165, p/b, CYŁ7.90 / €13.50 "Ierodiaconou's poetry mixes the folk element and the implacable modern world. There is a constant reference...to her roots, to the simple, picturesque but tortured world of her Cyprus. On the other hand, her subsequent experience of the modern world feeds her poetry with disillusionment and deception." (Katerina Angelaki-Rooke: Ten Greek Women Poets)
Theoklis Kouyialis Moufflon Publications, Nicosia, ISBN: 978-9963642243, pp.93, p/b, Ł10.50 This intricate prose poem...is a record of self-exploration focusing on the paradoxes of time and change, of growth and identity, of life and art. Deftera is the metaphorical Muse...a village personified in all her sensuality and wisdom. Nora Clark Liassis A triumph of the art of poetry. Kypros Chrysanthis Theoklis Kouyialis was born in Deftera, Cyprus. He has published eleven collections of poems and three anthologies of Cypriot poetry. Peter Rutkoff Xoxox Press, USA, ISBN: 978-1880977224, pp.136, p/b, CYŁ6.60 / €11.28 Cyprus - an intimate visit with the complex people of the divided island. New York native Peter Rutkoff has been teaching at Kenyon College in Ohio since 1971, and is currently the Robert Oden Professor of American Studies.
Επιμέλεια Θεόδωρου Παπαδόπουλου Office of Cypriot History, Nicosia, 2007, ISBN: 978-9963836161, pp. 215, h/b, Greek language only, CYŁ
Critical edition of Neophitos Rodinos' chronicle printed in
1659 edited by Theodoros Papadopoulos. About Heroes, Warriors, Saints and other
important people who flourished in the Island of Cyprus. Essays by Mario Vitti,
Emile Legrand and the editor.
Φώτιος Αρ.Δημητριακόπουλος - Βασιλική Δ. Λαμπροπύλου
Φοίβος Σταυρίδης Cultural Centre of Laiki Group, Nicosia, 2007, ISBN: 9963658180, pp.366, h/b, Greek language only, CYŁ16.80 Complied by D.S. Baker / Illustrated by Grahame Smith Appletree Press, 1998, ISBN: 9780862815561, pp. 71, h/b, d/j, CYŁ7.35 Faced with the ups and downs of life, love and fortune, the ancient Greeks shrugged their shoulders and quoted - or created - an apt proverb. The best of these nuggets of wisdom and observation have never been forgotten. Here they are presented, earthy, direct, sharp and vivid as when they were first uttered. Each proverb is given in the original Greek and the English translation, providing the perfect gift book for all lovers of Greece.
Lawrence Durrell Buchet / Chastel, 1975, ISBN: 9782702013779, pp.345, p/b, CYŁ8.40 French edition of Durrell's classic!
En Tipis, Nicosia, 2007, ISBN: 9789963654406, pp.83, p/b, CYŁ5.25 A selection of the poems recited at the international poetry meeting "et in terra pax" (peace on earth), that took place at the Kastelliotissa Medieval Hall in Nicosia, on 21 March 2007, in celebration of the International Poetry Day
Ambrosia 2006, ISBN: 9781430308959, pp.327, p/b, CYŁ17.70
Andreas Keleshis Moufflon Publications, Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 9963642217, pp.135, p/b, CYŁ10.50 "Yet this sea, this beautiful sea, is not to be trifled with. If it gets angry and suddenly and unexpectedly begins to foam, the waves whipped up by the trαmountάna rise up, break out in the open sea and crush furiously down onto the rocks, which wince and howl with pain, then ride over the jetties, the foot of the lighthouse and the surrounding roads and burst into the harbour, whose mouth lies open to the full force of trαmountάna. At times like this no vessel can escape its fury, no matter whether it is inside or outside the harbour. It is sheer hell, and yet incredibly majestic." In Andreas Keleshis' gripping novel, set in the Kyrenia of the 1950s, a boy and his father are caught at sea in the fury of mαϊstrotrαmountάna. Their faith rests on their courage and a knowledge of the sea passed down through generations. Hambis Tsangaris Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 9963759025, pp.136, h/b, CYŁ21.00 "I rejoice with the idea that the Cypriot Kalikantsari will find place in the foreign libraries and homes and in the hearts of those who love this most easterly island of the Mediterranean and its people...I felt that it is my responsibility to preserve in this book all those unbelievable stories that have been experienced and related by the old folk. The Kalikantsari are not only part of the Cypriot heritage but also the European." (From the Prologue by the author)
Χαμπή Τσαγγάρη Hambi Tsangaris, Cyprus, 2005, ISBN: 9963759092, two volumes, pp. 286 (Vol.1) & 320 (Vol.2), h/b, CYŁ31.50 Lavishly illustrated books by Cyprus well known engraver Hambis. HAMBIS: Born in Kondea, 1947. Took lessons in engraving in Athens in 1971 from A. Tassos. Studied graphic arts at the Sourikov State Institute in Moscow (1976-1982), and at the Florence School of Fine Arts in Italy (1972-1976). Was awarded M.A. in Graphic Art in 1982. Since 1987 has been working as a teacher of graphic arts in technical schools Nora Nadjarian Armida Publications, Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 9963620434, pp.182, p/b, CYŁ8.30 Nora Nadjarian's poetic prose recreates the known and the unknown world with startling power. The stories in Ledra Street range from evocative single lines to sardonic yet compassionate accounts of life in the world's last divided capital. Whether she writes about couples falling in and out of love or recreates the lonely world of the foreign worker in Cyprus, Nora's short stories come straight from the heart. By the same author
Geoff Unsworth Ribworth Publishing, Limassol, 2006, ISBN: 9963929206, pp.58, p/b, CYŁ In this beautifully composed and evocative collection of verse, readers will derive enormous pleasure from Geoff Unsworths observations and intimate love affair with the island of Aphrodite. (John Waterhouse, Author & Playwright)
Andrew Dalby The British Museum Press, 2005, ISBN: 0714122432, pp.158, p/b, CYŁ11.55 The fabulous story of the goddess Venus, also known by her Greek name Aphrodite, begins with her mysterious birth in the Aegean Sea. She emerges on the coast of Cyprus full-grown, shapely and desirable. With one hand she wrings her long, wavy hair, still wet from the waters of the sea, and with the other she pretends to conceal the secret places of her body. She stands on a scallop-shell, perfect and beautiful, as in the famous Botticelli painting. In fact, the ancient love goddess has many origins and many histories. The Minoans of Crete, the Sumerians of Mesopotamia, the Romans who adopted her from the Greeks - all were fascinated by the beautiful female in whose keeping were the hearts of mere mortal men and women. Her son Eros(Cupid), her many lovers and her amorous adventures have taken root in our collective consciousness ever since. This 'biography' of Venus is ideal reading for all who enjoy mythology and storytelling. Andreas Koumi Dexter Haven Publishing, 2006, ISBN: 1903660017, pp. 287, p/b, CYŁ10.95 The Cypriot is a powerful story of love across a divide of religion and identity, of passionate loyalties and heart-rending choices. It is the 1950s: Cyprus is under British rule. The struggle for freedom begins. To the Orthodox Christian majority, freedom means enosis - union with Greece. To the Muslim minority, enosis means disaster. Andonis, a Christian, struggles for his own freedom: to be a tailor and escape a life in his father's fields; to be a Cypriot and be with his forbidden Muslim love. At stake are family and friendships, beliefs and traditions, village and homeland. The novel builds to a climax in the Turkish invasion of 1974, an event whose impact is still felt regionally and globally. This is a gripping story of a community torn apart by outside forces, of mistrust and bloodshed fuelled by international politics. It gives the background to the partition and acrimony that still exist in Cyprus, now reappearing on news agendas with an EU angle, following Cyprus's accession and the start of Turkey's membership negotiations. David Cullen UPSO, UK, 2005, ISBN: 1843751399, pp.305, p/b, CYŁ14.70 1974. A turbulent year. 7 Heads of State are ousted. El Fateh plan their first nuclear strike, but the Irishman, their hardware supplier, wants a very special item in payment. Fateh call in the Russian to obtain it…. Cyprus, an island about to be divided. Resistance leader Grivas is dying. But he wants to hit his enemy from beyond the grave. He calls in the American to do it…. And in Europe, Sally wants to find her missing lover. She calls in her new friends to help her…. But nothing will happen unless they all find The Eye of Makarios. Simon Mawer
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Little Brown, UK, ISBN: 0316730998, pp. 343, h/b, d/j, CYŁ17.85 As Dee Denham, once a beautiful and beloved wife, the toast of colonial Cyprus, lies dying, her former life seems unimaginably distant. And then out of the blue Dee speaks to her son Thomas, sitting at her bedside: she tells him that her illness is a punishment. Compelled by a grief he cannot articulate and a confused childhood memory of betrayal, as Thomas begins the process of dismantling his mother's life he finds himself searching for the meaning of her last words. Embarked on a dangerous liaison of his own, he searches through faded photographs and love letters, seeks out survivors and examines his own imperfect remembrance, and suddenly a whole vanished world comes to life. The restless, seductive island of Cyprus at the end of Empire, a place of oleander and carob trees, cocktails at the Harbour Club and adultery in shuttered bedrooms, peopled by ghostly admirers and conspirators, lovers and spies. With gathering momentum Dee's story unfolds, an intimate history of violence and tenderness for which Thomas finds himself quite unprepared, and in the background the distant, ominous roar of approaching disaster. A vivid, precise evocation of the past and a deft and sensitive examination of the dangerous power of memory, Swimming to Ithaca sets fragile human relationships against the heedless, unstoppable force of history and sheds new light on both. Andreas Theodotou Author House, Bloomington, Indiana, ISBN: 1425930689, pp. 613, p/b, CYŁ16.70
Peter Head Epiphaniou Publications, 2006, ISBN: 9963666027, pp.150, p/b This collection of stories is a blend of fact and fiction, prose and verse, humorous peaces and other more serious.
Gerald Gardner I-H-O Books, 2000, ISBN: 1872189148, pp.295, p/b, CYŁ13.65 Lefkios Zafiriou DelphiCoraclE Press, Melbourne, Australia, 2005, ISBN: 0975839500, pp.92, p/b, CYŁ
Set in the almost mythical times when ordinary Greek and Turkish Cypriots shared
the privations of life in a neglected British colony, the novella evokes the
destruction of the childish innocence of this world and engages robustly with
issues of great sensitivity to all Cypriots. The author is one of the most
distinguished members of the so-called "invasion generation" of Cypriot writers,
with two state prizes for literature to his credit.
Costas Montis Feather Star Publishing, USA, 2006, ISBN: 0977376907, pp.191, p/b, CYŁ14.70 The novel was originally published in Greek in Athens, Greece, in 1980. In 1988 it was translated into German, and now it is finally available in English. It has been translated by Stalo Monti-Pouagare, the author's daughter, who holds a doctorate in Comparative Literature. The novel has autobiographical and historical elements. Costas Montis interweaves his grandmother's stories about her strange ancestor, Afentis Batistas, with his own traumatic memories and experiences, portraying at the same time two interesting historical periods. Costas Montis (1914—2004) was born in Cyprus. Poet, novelist and playwright.
Joy Eramian Nicosia, 2006, ISBN: 9963921809, pp.303, h/b. d/j, CYŁ14.20 The Agha's Children traces the adventurous history of the Eramian dynasty in Cyprus over the last two hundred and fifty years. Around the middle of the eighteen century, in the face of Ottoman oppression of Armenians, Stepan Eramian Agha bought land in Cyprus for his second son, Boghos-Berge, and sent him away from the family's ancestral estate in Turkey. Although life was safer on the island, this, too, was a troubled land. The stories of the Agha's descendants are tales of love and hatred, cruelty and compassion, murder, piracy, slavery, tragedies and triumphs. Through it all the family survived and prospered and the Agha's decision to move to Cyprus secured future of his line when so many perished in the genocide of the Armenians. The accounts in this book if the lives of the Eramian family members are based on the memories and traditions of their descendants, many of whom live in Cyprus to this day.
Marie Salibian-Best Masis Books, UK, 2005, ISBN: 0955045401, pp.315. p/b, CYŁ8.40 Romantic story set in Cyprus during the Guerilla warfare against1 the British. Reya, Armenian girl from Famagusta falls in love with Paul, an English soldier doing his National Service.
Taner Baybars Moufflon Publications, Nicosia, 2005, Second edition (First edition byVictor Gollancz Ltd, 1970), ISBN: 9963642187, pp. 223, p/b, CYŁ12.60
A book rich with childhood impressions, the smell of
flocks and cooking, the juice of pomegranates, shade of carob trees, the loom of
loving faces.' The Observer First published to critical acclaim in 1970, and now reissued with minor revisions, Plucked in a Far-off Land is an evocation of its author's childhood in Cyprus from the late 1930s. Through a series of "images", Baybers depicts in vivid and affectionate detail life as it was lived around him during his first eleven years. Taner Baybars was born in Cyprus in 1936. He moved to England in 1955 and became a respected figure in the British literary world through his poetry, prose and translation. Since 1988 he has lived in France, where he continues to write and paint.
Andreas C. Chrysafis Evandia Publishing, London, 2005, ISBN: 1904578012, pp. 346, p/b, CYŁ10.50 Set in the mid 1950s, Andartes (Guerrillas) is an absorbing glimpse into the fiercely fought struggle for the independence of Cyprus from British colonial rule: the drama all the more poignant given its basis in historical fact. A book once picked up is difficult to put down. It is a vivid, brutal, emotional, and most touching story.
M.M.Kaye St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001, ISBN: 031226309, pp. 272, p/b, CYŁ7.60 Twenty-year-old Amanda Derrington is on an extended cruise with her uncle when she decides to make a short trip to the sun-washed island of Cyprus. But even before the ship arrives in the port, there is a suspicious death. Once the passengers reach the island, it soon becomes clear that the death was in fact an act of murder. What Amanda had meant to be a pleasant excursion quickly takes a turn for the worse in this classic novel of suspense and romance by one of our most celebrated writers. M.M. Kaye was born in India and spent much of her childhood and adult life there. Author of several mysteries, she became world famous with the publication of the international bestseller The Far Pavilions. She is also the author of the bestselling historical novels Shadow of the Moon and Trade Wind. She lives in England.
Costas Georgallides Kalendis Publications, Athens, Greece, 2005, ISBN: 9602191724, pp.102, p/b, CYŁ5.25 Costas Georgallides belongs to the first generation of writers and artists after the independence of Cyprus in 1960. Since 1955 he has been building a body of work in art and literature. Much of his work has been published in cultural magazines and other publications in Cyprus and abroad. In 1972 he was awarded the First Prize in a Panhellenic literary competition set by the Greek publishing house “Criterion”.
Alistair and Gina Wisker Calypso Press, 2005, ISBN: 0955056608, pp. 68, p/b, CYŁ5.25
"This book is a small sliver of our testimony to the immense wealth, beauty and
imaginative richness Cyprus has afforded us as individuals and as a family over
the years, and we hope it inspires others who have begun to enjoy or are
addicted to Cyprus as we are." Sophia Petrou Five Star, Waterville, Maine, USA, ISBN: 0786241160, pp.303, h/b, d/j, CYŁ21.00
After loosing her job as a research scientist at the University of Miami, Alexa
Karras goes to Cyprus to clear her mind and sell her grandfather's land. Once
there, she embarks on a quest to trace the origins of a Byzantine crucifix. But
the mission turns deadly when she unknowingly stumbles on a plot to overthrown
the island's government.
Libby Rowan-Moorehouse. Book Guild Publishing, Sussex, England, 2005, ISBN: 1857769236, pp.260, h/b, d/j, CYŁ18.90 "The star spun in an inky sky, the three musicians lost themselves in an orgy of sound, the small children gazed in wonder, babies in prams or on fathers' shoulder, and the young bride and groom, as a beautiful as film stars, danced on. Tim and I, too shy to join in, stood on the sidelines until sleepiness overcame us and we wended our way down the chalky hillside to our new home, the village already taking on a welcoming appearance as we walked down our lane and let ourselves in through our yellow glass door"
Peter Head Epiphaniou Publications, Cyprus, 2005, ISBN: 996364662X, pp. 225, p/b, CYŁ7.35 Was the rumour true about a theft of money from the British army in the 1950's, when Cypriots were fighting for their independence? And, if true, where had the money B disappeared to? Nearly fifty years later, the mystery was still unexplained. But 2004 was a year when several important matters were determined here on Aphrodite's isle: Cyprus joined the European Union and referenda were held to let Cypriots decide whether or not they could resolve their differences and re-unite their divided island. Perhaps the uncertainty surrounding the theft of money would be resolved also... Peter Head's novel blends fiction and fact, telling the story of the year 2003-04, a time of important political events in a society already on the brink of change. The author weaves into his story, and his account of the politics of change, an informed look at some of the traditions and rural industries of Cyprus. How would these be affected by E.U. membership and by the inexorable spread of the concrete jungle to the coasts and villages of this predominantly rural and agricultural economy?
Council for the Historical Memory of EOKA 19555-1959 – Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, Nicosia, 2003, ISBN: 9963613187, pp.303, p/b, CYŁ10.50 The struggle undertaken by the National
Organization of Cypriot Freedom Fighters (EOKA) to liberate Cyprus from British
colonialism constitutes the most important event in the island's recent history.
Before the EOKA Liberation Struggle, which began in 1955 and ended in 1959, the
British maintained that Cyprus was among those territories to which autonomy
would never be granted. Yet, EOKA disproved the British; they were eventually
forced to withdraw. In 1960, Cyprus was declared a sovereign state and a member
of the United Nations.
Pierson Dixon Trigraph, London, 2004, ISBN: 0947961054, pp.219, h/b, d/j, CYŁ15.75 In this fast-moving story of strife and intrigue we relive the follies and jealousies of the men and women at the nerve centre of the world power of sixth-century Constantinople and participate in the tragic turns of fortune which frustrated his imperial dreams. Justinian, the plodding irresolute Emperor, Theodora, the circus-girl he made his queen, Belisarius the neurotic young general and the ordinary men and women of the day, are brought lo life in this reconstruction of the past. These crucial years decided the shape of Europe. The Byzantine Empire, carrying on the tradition of Rome, sagged and bent beneath the onslaught of Vandal, Goth and Frank, and the constant pressures from Persia on the eastern frontiers. At one moment it looked as if the vitality of the new Rome of Justinian would restore the old Roman Empire in its extent and authority. The world came near to inheriting a new modern imperium with a modern system of law and modern institutions of government. The barbarians were stopped short at Constantinople and the Anatolian homeland, a great codified system of law was devised, and Christian doctrine took tire shape we know today. If Justinian had succeeded there would have been no Dark Ages. But the effort at a modern worldwide civility failed, due to the miscalculations and misfortunes of those at the centre of affairs. That is the underlying theme of this novel in which the characters stand out as real, vital people. The long-distant events of their turbulent lives are brought into vivid modern focus. Sir Pierson 'Bob' Dixon (1904-1965) began his career as a scholar. After obtaining First class honours in both parts of the classical tripos, he was awarded a Cambridge fellowship but, after being placed second in the Foreign Office examination in 1929, his destiny changed course. Early diplomatic service took him to Madrid in 1932 and then Ankara in 1936 (although much of his time would be spent in Istanbul) and he was the first career diplomat to speak Turkish, Alter his appointment as Ambassador to Prague in 194S, a lifetime of distinguished postings followed: deputy undersecretary at the Foreign Office; United Kingdom representative at the U.N. in New York; Ambassador to Paris and British representative for Common Market negotiations in Brussels, in his spare time he wrote books. In 1958, he meticulously researched and wrote this historical novel, The Glittering Horn, in which his early love for Byzantium and the classics blended seamlessly with his practical knowledge of diplomacy.
Stephanos Stephanides Kochlias Publications, Nicosia, 2005, ISBN: 9963878515, pp.54, p/b, CYŁ4.20 Stephanos Stephanides was born in Trikomo in northeast Cyprus in October 1949. He went to the UK as a child, where he lived until finishing his education at Cardiff University. He has traveled widely and has lived in several countries. For many years his life and work were in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and as such his native language ceased to be his dominant tongue. He writes in English but other languages reverberate in his writing. As well as poet, he is a literary and cultural critic, ethnographer, translator, all with a commitment to and interest in cultural translatability and memory. Years in Guyana (South America) in the 1980s had a profound impact on his life and work, especially his close friendship with communities of descendants of Indian indentured labourers in villages and sugar plantations. Their cultural expression and grassroots spiritualism inspired work including poetry for which he was awarded first prize in the 1988 poetry competition of the Society of Anthropology and Humanism (USA), a book Translating Kali's Feast: the Goddess in Indo-Caribbean Ritual and Fiction (Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2000) and two documentary films, Hail Mother Kali (1988) and Kali in the Americas (2003). Hail Mother Kali was nominated for an award for excellence by the Society for Anlhro-Journalism (USA) and the footage is in the Smithsonian Institute's film archives. In 2000, he served as judge for the Commonwealth Writers Prize. In 1991, he relumed to his native island as a member of the founding faculty of the University of Cyprus where he is Professor of Comparative Literature and currently Dean of Humanities. He lives in Nicosia with his wife Kathy and daughter Katerina
Jean-Dominique Paolini L’Harmattan, 2005, ISBN: 2747578526, pp.146, p/b, CYŁ12.00 Dans l'Ile de Chypre oil la premiere eglise chretienne ful fondee par saint Paul et saint Barnabe des l’an 39, les cultes paiens et les festivals annuels de la deesse de 1'amour ont pu se poursuivre encore pendant pres d'un demi-millenaire. Les sites archeolegiques portent encore la trace et les signes de cette epoque ambigue. Le recit se situe a ce carrefour des peuples et des civilisations, au IV sieele de notre ere. Tout un mondc fascinant surgil oil les figures romanesques croisent des personnages historiques dans le bouillonnement des idees philosophiques et religieuses qui sont a l’origine de notre culture. L'imagination et la fiction s'appuient ici sur une documentation rigoureuse pour tenter de reconstituer l’ame et la vie d'une cpoque charniere.
Jean-Dominique Paolini Nicosie - Λευκωσία, 1989, ISBN: 9963768902, pp.49, bi-lingual (French and Greek), CYŁ3.30
Andis Kanakis Nicosia, 2005, ISBN: 9963760473, bi-lingual (Greek and English), pp. 121, p/b, CYŁ7.35 Certain poems by Andis Kanakis, are known to readers outside Cyprus through translations, mainly into Russian but also into Bulgarian, Serbian, Hungarian, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic and Turkish. The present edition of selected poems is the poet's first extensive work that has appeared in the English language'. As a bilingual Greek-English edition, it enables certain readers, familiar with both languages, to appreciate something of the original language. The selected poems are about love, love in all its forms. We read of the joys and passions of a life that is filled with love. We rend of sorrows and grief caused by the absence of loved ones, or the loss of one's home caused by the Turkish invasion of 1974. The poems are well crafted containing a rich sensibility. (From the Translator’s Foreword by Dr. Andis Panayiotou Hadjiodysseos) Andis Katiakis, the pen-name ot Andreas Koukoumas, was born in 1946 in Angastina village, in the Turkish occupied territory of Famagusta District. He graduated from the 2nd Gymnasium of Famagusta and studied Historical Sciences a the Patrice Loumoumba University, Moscow, U.S.S.R. He has been engaged in literary activities sine, school years. He has published poems, it stories, articles and drama reviews in the journals and newspapers. To-date he has published 11 collections of poems and a collection of short stories. Selections from his love poems in his collected works have been assembled in this single volume.
Costas Montis Nostos Book, Minneapolis, 2004, ISBN: 093296310, pp. 123, h/b, CYŁ16.80 Translated here for the first time, Closed Doors, an annoying and frustrating book according to its author, is an intriguing and eye-opening account of the struggle for independence of Cyprus, a small country which earlier this year (2004) joined the European Union. Closed Doors presents a moving and insightful contribution to post-colonial studies, intended by Costas Montis as an answer to Bitter Lemons, by well-known English author and colonial official Lawrence Durrell. As stated in the translator's introduction, the two books constitute "a debate between two powerful artists who produced political books to influence the depiction of the narrative of the struggle for Cypriot independence. For Montis, Closed Doors was an attempt to reappropriate that narrative from Durrell, to present a picture of the struggle for freedom by a Cypriot who, as he says in his brief explanation, had lived through the entire four years of the revolt." COSTAS MONTIS (1914-2004) was a leading member of what might be called the "Cypriot Renaissance," the generation which matured in the forties and fifties and set a firm foundation for modern Cypriot literature. His life and work were intricately woven with the island of Cyprus and its struggle for independence. As a writer and an artist, he was painfully concerned about the narrative of Cyprus's struggle for freedom.
Christos S. Romanos Nostos Book, Minneapolis, 2004, ISBN: 0932963129, pp. 229, h/b, d/j, CYŁ16.80 Human Boundaries explores dimensions of human sensibility (oral, literate, and electronic). Tt defines their territoriality and deals with the boundaries of human perception. The dimensions are examined in connection with cultural crystallizations: oval song, historiography, literature, art, and technology. Its focus is on the perception of time and space as well as the persistent regard for the referent (natural tendency of man and woman to keep at least a partial grip on physical reality). Oral sensibility is first explored in relation to the oval tradition of Cyprus and then in terms of a text situated between the oral and literate. The text, The Memoirs of Makriyannis, was "written" by an illiterate. Oral sensibility is also viewed in the context of art in a rigorous comparison of A. Dia-mantis (a studio artist) and M. Kashalos (a naive artist). The persistent regard for the referent is further explored in relation to the nature of the historical novel. The focus is on Walter Scott's The Antiquary. Although the novel is not considered historical, it is shown that it delineates the boundaries and defines the nature of this genre. A landmark in modern Greek literature, Life in the Tomb, brings the focus on electronic sensibility. In the same context, it is pointed out that the narrator in Diderot's Jacques the Fatalist foreshadows the role of the interactive viewer in the electronic age; changes in the art of Cezanne anticipate changes in the perception of cyberspace; and, with the help of quantum theory, the oral singer is viewed as a prototype as well as the interactive viewer. Human Boundaries ends with meditation. The letters of the alphabet are compared to electronic bits. The question of physical reality is brought to the foreground in connection with human perception. Through its synoptic approach, Human Boundaries provides a fresh model for cultural enquiry.
Peter Breakwell Trafford Publishing UK, 2004, ISBN: 1412029759, pp.281, p/b, CYŁ9.45 A remarkable discovery on the island or Cyprus "takes the reader on an extraordinary journey into ancient times, where the life of the future emperor or Rome is saved by a Greek slave. Two men: one destined to rule, the other to serve... their unique friendship revealed by a tombstone and the fragments of a mysterious chalice. The year is 44 BC and Italy is in turmoil following the death or Julius Caesar. Io claim his inheritance as Caesar's adopted son, Octavian clashes with Marc Anthony as each pursue their ruthless quest for leadership or the Roman Empire. Their hatred simmers and civil wars erupt, hut it's the heroic deeds or a slave that changes the face of history. Octavian's Chalice is a compelling and authentic portrayal of the ancient Romans in friendship, love and war.
Nadia Charalambidou Municipality of Nicosia - Nadia Charalambiodou, Nicosia, 1995, ISBN: 9963575196, pp.35, p/b, CYŁ The lecture regarding how Nicosia is presented in Cypriot prose, originally delivered in Greek as part of the Nicosia Cultural Month 1995 on 5th October. This translation is by Deborah Whitehouse.
Richard Douglas Pennant Makirima Books, North Wales, 2004, ISBN: 0954772210, pp. 86, h/b, d/j, CYŁ10.50 This is the first book of poetry by Richard Douglas Pennant. He persues a variety of interests including writing, drawing and researching industrial history. Richard divides his time between North Wales and Cyprus.
Bill Macfarlane Kyproepeia, Cyprus, 2004, ISBN: 9963628397, pp.153, p/b, CYŁ9.45 Meet, as the author did, a man from Choirokitia, and make the acquaintance of ancient gods who once lived and breathed in the communal psyche of the Cypriot people. Aphrodite, Pan and the giant, Dighenis still live on, in an island that has always been the melting pot of the eastern Mediterranean. Many of the miracle-working saints and panageias of today evolved from these pagan deities, and their reported works are too numerous to be lightly dismissed. So too are the miracles associated with the Tripimenes Petres (the pierced monoliths) and the sacred places that date back to pagan times. Many localities, other than churches are credited with miraculous properties. These include sacred caves, trees and springs with specific powers against all manner of ills, ranging from warts to love-sickness. Throughout history, Cyprus has been nexus of conflict. From the detachment of your Olympian security, witness the obsessions, the passions and the terror that still resonate in her rocks.
Donna Raven Kyproepia, Cyprus, 2003, ISBN: 9963628346, pp. 398, p/b, CYŁ9.45 Daughter of Venice, is a consummate, exhilarating, novel based in medieval times, during the height of the Venetian Empire. It's a powerful story of murder and intrigue, war, love and splrtuality. Lavish banquets, singing minstrels playing their virginals, and recitals of chronicles, all mask the intrigues of royal court. Caterina Cornaro was born into one of the most powerful families of the 15th century Venice. She was created "Daughter of Venice" so that she could marry King James of Cyprus, but the King is murdered soon after their marriage is consummated when Caterina is only ninenteen, and she is forbidden to remarry. This does not prevent her from taking secret lovers. There is Peter Davilla, her married Constable, Theodoros the minstrel, and Michalis the chronicler. After fifteen years as Queen she bows to the pressure to relinquish her beloved Island Kingdom to the Republic and accept her new domain of Asolo in its place. There she renews her affair with Peter Davilla. The Domina di Asolo appears outwardly happy, but she is tormented by the deep secret she harbours within. In 1491 after the great earthquake in Cyprus, a young orphan boy is found wandering in the village of Psomolophou and taken in by the monks of Ayios Heiracleidios. After several years the novice Stavros and his companion novice Manoli go on a pilgrimage to Rome where they meet Padre Davide, the Domina's Cypriot chaplain. The Domina and the novice monks are distined to meet and her painful secret to be revealed.
ELSP, Bradford on Avon, 2004, ISBN: 10903341 87 6, pp.48, p/b, CYŁ5.25 The poems in this small collection are fragmented memories, like scattered shards of pottery, which remain long after a foreign visitor has locked the gate for the last time on a home and garden in a small hill village. Only the smell of the goats and the scent of rosemary linger on.
Poems by Nora Nadjarian Cyprus, 2004, ISBN: 9963-8647-1-6, p/b, pp.33, CYŁ Nora
Nadjarian was born in Limassol, Cyprus, and now lives in Nicosia. She was
educated at universities in England and Switzerland and has been teaching since
1991. Her poems and short stories have appeared in literary magazines in the UK
and elsewhere. She has been awarded prizes in the Scottish International Open Poetry Competition (Vinegar, 2000 and Conception, 2003), the Manifold Art and Artists Poetry Competition (The Tears of Dora Maar, 2003) and the Commonwealth Short Story Competition (Ledra Street, 2001 and Spoon Sweet, 2002). By the same author:
Niki
Marangou Kochleas
Bookshop Editions, Nicosia, 2003, ISBN: 9963-8468-4-X, Illustrations by George
Kordis, pp.81 , p/b, CYŁ7
Edited by Foivos Stavrides, Kefteris Papaleontiou and Savvas Pavlou Microfilologika, Nicosia, 2001, ΙΣΒΝ 9963-7941-1-4, Greek language pp.534, p/b, CYŁ20 ΒΙΒΛΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ
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- From
Nationalism to Multiculturalism: Literature of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey Edited
by Mehmet Yashin Middlesex
University Press, London 2001, ISBN 1-898253-33-1, p/b, pp.207, CYŁ16.00
Mehmet
Yashin Translated
by Taner Baybars Middlesex
University Press, World Literature Series, London 2001, ISBN 1-898-253-41-2,
p/b, pp.127, small format, CYŁ12.00
G.Phillippou
Pierides A Nostos Book, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1998, pp.271, h/b, dust jacket, Ł20 [sole distributor]
Adamidou-Kallis (Tina), Ed., Weeping Island, A collection of Cypriot Literature, United Cypriots Friendship Association, Nicosia, 2001, pp.113, p/b, Ł5 (Also CD-Rom - Ł10) Colart (Claude) & Venter (Sahm), Eds. Something to Write Home About, Jacana, South Africa, 2004, pp.279, p/b; Contains short story "Tingi-tangi" by David Hands freelance cameraman and editor based in Cyprus; CYŁ14.70 Korfioti (Vera) and Savvidou-Theodoulou (Mona), Eds., Face of an Island, 25 poets from Cyprus, Armida Publications, Cyprus, 2000, pp.102, p/b, Ł8 Maroulleti (Lucy), Ed., An Anthology of Cypriot poetry, Visions 2000 Publishing Group, New York, 2000, pp.73, p/b, Ł8 Pitsilidou-Siapkara (Themy), Petrarcan Love Poems in Cyprus: Rimes of Love, Athens, 1976, pp.331, Greek Edition, p/b, Ł15 (also French Edition, pp.450, p/b, Ł20) Roussou (Maria), Ed., Nicos Nicolaides – The Cypriot, Diaspora Books, London, 1998, pp.175, numerous illustrations, p/b, large format, Ł15 Zaferiou (Lefkios), Contemporary Cypriot Literature, Author’s Edition, Nicosia, 1991, pp.170, Greek Edition, Ł5 Video Tape: Sketches of Cypriot Writers, Screenplay: Stavros Papageorgiou, Research: Yiannis Katsouris, Cultural Services of the Ministry of Culture and Education – Tretraktys, Nicosia, 2000, length: 90 minutes, Ł14 |
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