Orhan Pamuk
What is going on in our minds when we’re reading a novel?
Awarded with a Literature Nobel, with thousands of dedicated readers from all over the world, writer of eight novels that have caused a global sensation, Orhan Pamuk is visiting Athens on January 11, at 19:00, at the Megaron Plus, for a lecture entitled, “What [...]
How Alain de Botton Can Change Your Life
Invited by the Hellenic American Union and Patakis Publishers, the renowned writer delivers a lecture for the first time in Athens, on the occasion of the publication of his new book, “The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work”, on November 12, 2009 at the Grande Bretagne Hotel.
Born in 1969 in Zurich Alain de Botton now lives [...]
Martin Sherman in Greece
One of the Most Famous Playwrights and Screenwriters
One of the most famous playwrights and screenwriters of our time, Martin Sherman, is coming to Greece for a 4-day seminar, which will take place from April 27-30. Sherman has been invited by cultural company “Kentriki Skini” and educational institute “Domi.”
Sherman will meet ambitious young authors and will [...]
U.S. Hellenism in the Obama Era
Presentation of the Book by Deni Dimitreas
On April 28, 2009 at 20:00 at the Hellenic American Union Auditorium Deni Dimitreas’s book will be presented. A book which provides an overview of the history of Greeks in America. The author has published his book in both Greek and English as a gift to all second- and [...]
The Philosophical Basis of Kazantzakis’s Writings
The third Gennadius Library and S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation Lecture will take place on March 10, 2009. Peter Bien, fellow of the Onassis Foundation, will lecture on “The Philosophical Basis of Kazantzakis’s Writings.”
Peter Bien is Professor of Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at Dartmouth College, and a former president of the Modern Greek [...]
Dear All…
A Music Performance by the NotQuiteRight Ensemble
What could possibly bring together a group of old friends, a ghostly cathedral, a group of “special” young kids, Bach and Tim Burton?
On January 23-24, 2009, the NQR Ensemble is presenting a surreal ceremony at the Arts Center at the ACS, based on twelve songs from Tim Burton’s book [...]
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