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Any Greek Books???


Thanks Mills and Bubbles for the extra suggestions.

Lena mou, not sure what you mean by any 'Greek books'? Do you mean by Greek authors or just English etc books that have been translated? If the latter, try reading 'The Island' by Victoria Hislop. It is a brilliant book and one I read in a matter of days. It does have 'Greek connections' inasmuch as the story is about the leper colony just off the island of - now this is the bit I forget - Crete or Corfu. It is a true and compelling story, I kid you not.

Bubbles x

Sorry for the confusion Bubbles. I am reading books written by anybody .... if its a good book i don't care if it came from a Greek or English author or whatever....so doesn't have to be a Greek author. What I meant by Greek books...is written in Greek language. Only Joan suggested some of them. I wonder why the rest of the Greek speaking members did not suggest any book. I do read in both language but I would like to pass some of those books to my mom and aunt as well but they cannot read English.

Cheers for the explanation Lena, though Sorry, I do not know any Greek books as I cannot read Greek: well actually I can but I do not understand it all!!! My Greek lessons start again soon, so one of these days I may just read one of the Greek books suggested!

Bubbles x

[Filitsa]

"Life of Pi"

I know I have recommended this book before but this is how good it is...Anyone who reads and does not read this is missing something.


If any one wants to get into the head of a autistic type mind...If they have a relative or anyone they know that has an illness like that...then " The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night" will be invaluable to you. I have mentioned this book as well but I don't think that I gave an explanation of why it is so good. It is like one of those 3D pictures were you have to stare at it for a while before you get the effect...When you first see the picture in 3D everyone shouts "I'm in" and for a while you are in another world. This book had the same effect on me. You are in control and then you are not. Wonderful.

I agree, Zan ... both very good books. I was concerned that my teenage son was becoming a nonreader due to the rigours of school and athletics, so after several unsuccessful attempts at cajoling him to read, I placed
Life of Pi on the back seat of the car before a long trip and said not a thing to him about it. Sure enough, his curiousity got the best of him. He had it finished by the end of the week.

[Filitsa]

Any Greek Books???


Thanks Mills and Bubbles for the extra suggestions.

Hi Lena,

I have one for you, but it's a few years old now. In English it's titled The Daughter, but it was originally written in Greek by a Greek playwright whose surname is Matesis (don't remember his first name). In an effort to help me achieve one of my "before I die" goals (to read a novel in Greek from beginning to end), a friend gave me a copy in Greek, but I got frustrated and read the English version instead. Anyway, the narrator recalls a period in her life as a child in her village during the German occupation when her mother falls in love with a young Italian soldier while her father is away at war and the consequences of her mother's infidelity ... hoo hoo!

[LENA]

Any Greek Books???


Thanks Mills and Bubbles for the extra suggestions.

Lena mou, not sure what you mean by any 'Greek books'? Do you mean by Greek authors or just English etc books that have been translated? If the latter, try reading 'The Island' by Victoria Hislop. It is a brilliant book and one I read in a matter of days. It does have 'Greek connections' inasmuch as the story is about the leper colony just off the island of - now this is the bit I forget - Crete or Corfu. It is a true and compelling story, I kid you not.

Bubbles x

Sorry for the confusion Bubbles. I am reading books written by anybody .... if its a good book i don't care if it came from a Greek or English author or whatever....so doesn't have to be a Greek author. What I meant by Greek books...is written in Greek language. Only Joan suggested some of them. I wonder why the rest of the Greek speaking members did not suggest any book. I do read in both language but I would like to pass some of those books to my mom and aunt as well but they cannot read English.

Lena mu hi !!!
Try also Omiros Avraamides he is Cypriot and he is good. i read a couple of his books (me ta matia tis psixis, to allo den to thimame ton titlo )
enjoy !!!

Sorry I was sick in bed all weekend with fever but I made it and once again I am realise we have same taste Joan. He is one of my best authors and I found out about him few months ago. The way he writes is so easy to read and make you want to finish it in the same day.

I read "o dromos tou feggariou" which really touched me and I was crying like a baby. Its about Cyprus during 1974, but the story starts before that and goes on after that and is related with Australia as well.

The other one i read it while I was in Cyprus for the summer and it was the "San anoixiatiki mpora" which is an amazing story about the tsunami.

I have his whole list of books and my goal in this year is to finish them all.

I like the way he writes because it takes true facts and turn them to amazing literature piece.

[LENA]

Any Greek Books???


Thanks Mills and Bubbles for the extra suggestions.

Lena mou, not sure what you mean by any 'Greek books'? Do you mean by Greek authors or just English etc books that have been translated? If the latter, try reading 'The Island' by Victoria Hislop. It is a brilliant book and one I read in a matter of days. It does have 'Greek connections' inasmuch as the story is about the leper colony just off the island of - now this is the bit I forget - Crete or Corfu. It is a true and compelling story, I kid you not.

Bubbles x

Sorry for the confusion Bubbles. I am reading books written by anybody .... if its a good book i don't care if it came from a Greek or English author or whatever....so doesn't have to be a Greek author. What I meant by Greek books...is written in Greek language. Only Joan suggested some of them. I wonder why the rest of the Greek speaking members did not suggest any book. I do read in both language but I would like to pass some of those books to my mom and aunt as well but they cannot read English.

Cheers for the explanation Lena, though Sorry, I do not know any Greek books as I cannot read Greek: well actually I can but I do not understand it all!!! My Greek lessons start again soon, so one of these days I may just read one of the Greek books suggested!

Bubbles x

Yes Bubbles mou, I have seen somewhere that you are learning Greek thats why I thought that it will be dificcult to read any Greek books at this point.

[LENA]

Any Greek Books???


Thanks Mills and Bubbles for the extra suggestions.

Hi Lena,

I have one for you, but it's a few years old now. In English it's titled The Daughter, but it was originally written in Greek by a Greek playwright whose surname is Matesis (don't remember his first name). In an effort to help me achieve one of my "before I die" goals (to read a novel in Greek from beginning to end), a friend gave me a copy in Greek, but I got frustrated and read the English version instead. Anyway, the narrator recalls a period in her life as a child in her village during the German occupation when her mother falls in love with a young Italian soldier while her father is away at war and the consequences of her mother's infidelity ... hoo hoo!

Yes his name is Pavlos Matesis and he studied and teach theater, music and languages. He wrote lyrics for songs and he wrote lots of books for theater. But he wrote quite few novels as well. When you mention him I was sure that I heart his name somewhere. I am not sure if I read something from him but if I did probably its about theater or music while I was doing my final project for my bachelor. Thanks Filitsa. I will try it at some point.

[LENA]

I am currently reading the "Birds without wings", I am in beginning since I was sick and did not read at all since the fever made my eyes burn, but I can admit that I do struggle a bit with some of the words in there. I am sure that for the Turkish speakers are more easy since the meaning of those words means something or a lot for sure.

[Crivens]

Reading Ilium at the minute. Not bad. Is a sci-fi take on The Iliad by the author of Hyperion. Recommend it so far.

Cheers

[denizaksulu]

I am currently reading the "Birds without wings", I am in beginning since I was sick and did not read at all since the fever made my eyes burn, but I can admit that I do struggle a bit with some of the words in there. I am sure that for the Turkish speakers are more easy since the meaning of those words means something or a lot for sure.

Fire away Lena mou. At your service, always. I will gladly help with any expressions.

I hope you will get better soon. Its a funny season, it gets everybody.

Regards
DA

[LENA]

I am currently reading the "Birds without wings", I am in beginning since I was sick and did not read at all since the fever made my eyes burn, but I can admit that I do struggle a bit with some of the words in there. I am sure that for the Turkish speakers are more easy since the meaning of those words means something or a lot for sure.

Fire away Lena mou. At your service, always. I will gladly help with any expressions.

I hope you will get better soon. Its a funny season, it gets everybody.

Regards
DA

Thanks Deniz mou! Always there for me!