The Epic of Anatolia in the Greek Imagination: The Asia Minor Catastrophe in Literature between the Wars
edited by Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan and Natasha Lemos
160 pp, numerous col and b/w ills
9.05" x 12.2"
Paper, ISBN: 978-960-7067-13-5
Publication Date: Dec 2022
Status: Out of Print
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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1922 explusion of Greeks from Asia Minor, the ASCSA organized an exhibition to explore the impact of the event on major Greek writers of the interwar period. Drawing on the rich collections of the Archives and the Gennadius Library, the exhibit focused on the life and work of four seminal Greek writers—novelists Stratis Myrivilis, Elias Venezis, and George Theotokas, and poet George Seferis—all of whom express the emotions attendant to the plight of refugees. While these authors speak to events a century ago, their lives and stories offer parallels for understanding the challenges facing refugee populations today. The catalogue that accompanied the exhibit is fully bilingual (modern Greek and English).
About the Author: Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan is the Doreen C. Spitzer Director of Archives at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ. Natasha Lemos is a research fellow at King's College, London.