120 contemporary Greek writers choose<\/p>\n
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In the period November – December 2013, a survey was conducted by Book Press and the bookstore Politia on the “100 best books of modern Greek literature written in the last two centuries (1813-2013)”.<\/p>\n
The books were selected by 120 contemporary Greek authors who are listed below.<\/p>\n
The authors were asked to rate the 20 books they rated as the best, always according to their reading preferences, their judgment of the influence they exerted, or other criteria that determined their choices. These books could include prose titles, novels or short stories, poetry collections (individual, collective or all) and plays.<\/p>\n
The appearance is made with the books sorted alphabetically by the author of the work and not by the order of evaluation or number of preferences gathered by each title. In books that have been published in several editions, the editions that gather the preference of the reading public were selected.<\/p>\n
Some books belonging to the 100 are not published independently, but together with other works such as: The sin of my mother Vizyinos, The courtyard of the miracles of Kabanellis, The twelve catalog of the plaster of Palamas, The bidet of Hakka.<\/p>\n
Among the 100 best books belong separately three collections of poetry by Seferis that are no longer published independently and are: The turn, The novel, The deck diaries. All three are included in the publication of Seferis’s poems, which are also (as a total work) in the top 100 selections.<\/p>\n
In as many books as there are many volumes, all the volumes have been registered (and especially when the choice is the author’s everything). So the following entries (in books) exceed in number 100 options. The exact list of 100 books selected is at the end of the article due to length.<\/p>\n
Some conclusions We
\nhope that this research will be the trigger for fruitful discussions. It is, however, the first time, as far as we know, that the choices of living Greek writers in relation to their own tradition, their influences, their reading preferences are recorded in such a range.<\/p>\n
In all the books<\/p>\n
From a first processing of the data some simple data emerge. First of all, the total number of authors who have their books in the top 100 is only sixty-six (66), which is obviously due to the fact that many have more than one book (up to four, at most). Of these, forty-three (43) are predominantly prose writers, twenty-one (21) are predominantly poets, while only two (2) of them (Iakovos Kampanellis, Dimitris Dimitriadis) are predominantly playwrights. Out of the total of sixty six (66) writers, only seven (7) are women, with four (4) of them (Galanaki, Dimoula, Douka,<\/p>\n
The living writers<\/p>\n
The number of living authors included in the list of 100 books remained low (there are twelve (12) authors), but not insignificant. The number of their books amounts to fifteen (15), with Thanasis Valtinos being the only one who has more than one (four books in total). Out of the total of twelve (12) living writers, eight (8) are men and four (4) are women, while respectively eight (8) of the twelve are predominantly novelists (Valtinos, Vasilikos, Galanaki, Dimitriou , Douka, Zateli, Koumandareas, Chouliaras), the three (3) are predominantly poets (Ghana, Dimoula, Christianopoulos), and one (1) is predominantly a playwright (Demitriadis) but the book to which he owes his position of sixty-six (66) is a prose (I die as a country).<\/p>\n
The “distinct cases”<\/p>\n
Of the sixty six (66) writers, four (4) of them (Valtinos, Elytis, Kazantzakis, Seferis) are represented by four (4) different works, while six (6) of them (Vizyinos, Empirikos, Karagatsis, Karyotakis, Politis, Solomos) are represented with three (3) different works (the “works” include the selection of Everything, where it exists). Therefore, we could say that these ten (10) authors emerge as “distinct cases” in this great research. Of these, only Thanasis Valtinos is alive.<\/p>\n
Of course, the number of books an author has in the top 100 is just one of the factors that reveals the degree of appreciation he enjoys in the conscience of the 120 contemporary authors who have submitted their preferences. Another is, of course, the multitude of selections he has gathered for one or more of his works. From this point of view, K.P. undoubtedly emerges as a big “winner”. Cavafy, who, mainly with the Poems (the “body” of poems that he preferred, that is) and much less with the Everything, gathered with a significant difference from the rest the most preferences. The only one who approaches him – the pre-eminent author of a book of our secretariat – is Aris Alexandrou with the Ark.<\/p>\n
Surprises
\nNeither the first place of Cavafy, Alexandrou and Papadiamantis was a surprise, nor the strong presence of Thanassis Valtinos in the 100 best books was unexpected. Similarly, the strong presence of the two Nobel laureates was not a surprise, nor the resounding present figures such as Vizyinos, Solomos, Empirikos, Karyotakis, Kazantzakis, Karagatsis and others.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, we have seen in the choices of many authors to register books which have been recognized by the Critics, in their time were read and discussed, but today do not have a strong imprint on the consciousness of a significant portion of the reading public. There are many such books in the 100, such as For example the leaf – The well – The announcement of Vassilis Vasilikos (to start with the living authors), The Crypt of E.X. Knees, The Balcony of Nikos Kahtitsis, The Wide River by Giannis Beratis, The Mouth of the Old Remington by Giannis Panos, The Dead and the Resurrection of Nikos Gabriel Pentzikis, The Funeral Home by Takis Sinopoulos, The Bides of Marie of George Winter, the Kerenia Doll of Konstantinos Christomanos etc.<\/p>\n
Of the one hundred and twenty (120) authors who participated in our research submitting their selections, seventy-four (74) are men and forty-six (46) are women. The relatively increased presence of men in our “sample” is certainly not enough to explain the small presence of women writers (only 7 out of 66) in the list of 100 books.<\/p>\n
The list of books<\/p>\n
D \/ A – AUTHOR TITLE +
\n1 – ARIS ALEXANDER + BOX
\n2 – Manolis ANAGNOSTAKIS + poems
\n3 – MELPO AXIOTOU + DIFFICULT NIHTES
\n4 – THANASIS VALTINOS + H DESCENT OF NINE
\n5 – THANASIS VALTINOS + elements from the 60s
\n6 – THANASIS VALTINOS + SYNAXARI ANDREA KORDOPATI
\n7 – THANASIS VALTINOS + ORTHOKOSTA
\n8 – KOSTAS VARNALIS + THE LIGHT THAT IS BURNING
\n9 – VASILIS VASILIKOS + THE LEAF. THE WELL. T “AD
\n10 – ILIAS VENEZIS + AEOLIKI GI
\n11 – ILIAS VENEZIS + Number 31328
\n12 – GEORGE M. VIZYINOS + Neoellinika stories
\n13 – GEORGE M. VIZYINOS + sin OF MOTHER MY
\n14 – GEORGE M. VIZYINOS + THE ONLY OF LIFE OF THE TRAVEL
\n15 – REA GALANAKI + THE LIFE OF ISMAEL FERIK PASA
\n16 – MICHALIS GHANAS + GYALINA GIANNENA
\n17 – NIKOS GATSOS + AMORGOS
\n18 – E.X. GONATAS + H CACHE
\n19 – Dimitris Dimitriadis + die like COUNTRY
\n20 – SOTIRIS DIMITRIOY + NTIALITH “IM CHRISTAKI
\n21 – KIKI DIMOULA + Hail NEVER
\n22 – MARO DOUKA + ANCIENT RUST
\n23 – STRATIS DUKE + HISTORY A prisoner
\n24 – NICK EGGONOPOULOS + IN vALLEY WITH RODONES
\n25 – NICK EGGONOPOULOS + BOLIVAR
\n26 – ODYSSEAS ELYTIS + AXION ESTI
\n27 – ODYSSEAS ELYTIS TD Elegeia OF OXOPETRAS
\n28 – ODYSSEAS ELYTIS + POEMS 1911-1996
\n29 – ODYSSEAS ELYTIS + Maria Nefeli
\n30 – Andreas Embirikos + OKTANA
\n31 – Andreas Embirikos + HINTERLAND
\n32 – Andreas Embirikos + YPSIKAMINOS
\n33 – Zyranna Zateli + AND LIGHT lupus returns
\n34 – Konstantinos Theotokis + H VALUE AND MONEY
\n35 – GEORGE JF + EPITAFIOS THRINOS
\n36 – GEORGE JF + H SARKOFAGOS
\n37 – \u039a.\u03a0. KAVAFIS + ANSWER
\n38 – K.P. KAVAFIS + poems
\n39 – Nikos Kazantzakis + REFERENCE Greco
\n40 – Nikos Kazantzakis + LIFE AND of Alexis Zorbas
\n41 – Nikos Kazantzakis + Captain Michalis
\n42 – Nikos Kazantzakis + CHRIST Recrucified
\n43 – Andreas Kalvos + ODAI
\n44 – IAKOVOS KAMPANELLIS + THE YARD OF MIRACLES
\n45 – M. KARAGATSIS + THE GREAT CHIMERA
\n46 – T. KARAGATSIS + Giougkerman
\n47 – T. KARAGATSIS + C SYNTAGMATARCHIS LIAPKIN
\n48 – Margarita Karapanou + H KASSANDRA AND WOLF
\n49 – Andreas Karkavitsas + C ZITIANOS
\n50 – COSTAS KARYOTAKIS + Elegeia AND SATIRES
\n51 – COSTAS KARYOTAKIS + poems and prose
\n52 – COSTAS KARYOTAKIS + nepenthe
\n53 – MICHAEL KATSAROS + v Sadducees
\n54 – NICK KACHTITSIS + C EXOSTIS
\n55 – ALEXANDER KOTZIAS + ANTIPOIISIS AUTHORITY
\n56 – Menis Koumandareas + CRAFTS GLASSWARE
\n57 – MAKRYGIANNIS + MEMOIRS
\n58 – PAUL MATESIS + mOTHER DOG
\n59 – MICHAEL MITSAKIS + STORIES
\n60 – GIANNIS BERATIS + TO PLATI POTAMI
\n61 – STRATIS MYRIVILIS + LIFE IN THE TOMB
\n62 – Stratis Myrivilis + Schoolmistress WITH GOLD EYES
\n63 – KOSTIS PALAMAS + C DODEKALOGOS OF gypsy
\n64 – Giannis PANOU + MOUTH OF OLD REMINGTON
\n65 – ALEXANDER PAPADIAMANTIS + H Fonissa
\n66 – ALEXANDER PAPADIAMANTIS + ANSWERS
\n67 – NICK-GABRIEL PENTZIKIS + novel OF MAIN ERSIS
\n68 – NICK-GABRIEL PENTZIKIS + C PETHAMENOS and resurrection
\n69 – Kosmas Politis + EROICA
\n70 – Kosmas Politis + STOU CHATZIFRAGKOU
\n71 – Kosmas Politis + LEMONODASOS
\n72 – Giannis RITSOS + Sonata MOONLIGHT
\n73 – Giannis RITSOS + THE FOURTH DIMENSION
\n74 – EMMANOUIL ROIDIS + THE PAPISSA IOANNA
\n75 – ANTONIS SAMARAKIS + THE MISTAKE
\n76 – MILTOS SACHTOURIS + POEMS A AND B
\n77 – George Seferis + POEMS
\n78 – George Seferis + NOVEL
\n79 – George Seferis + LOG BOOKS
\n80 – George Seferis + TURN
\n81 – Angelos Sikelianos + LYRIKOS VIOS
\n82 – TAKIS SINOPOULOS + NEKRODEIPNOS
\n83 – Giannis Skarimpas + solo Figaro
\n84 – Giannis SKARIMPAS + THE SULFUR tragus
\n85 – DIONISIOS SOLOMOS + GINEKA OF ZAKYNTHOS
\n86 – DIONISIOS SOLOMOS + ANSWERS
\n87 – DIONISIOS SOLOMOS + SELF Poliorkimenon
\n88 – Dido Sotiriou + Bloody Soil
\n89 – COSTAS TACHTSIS + THIRD HOOP
\n90 – STRATIS TSIRKAS + AKYVERNITES STATES
\n91 – STRATIS CIRCAS + THE LOST SPRING
\n92 – MARIOS HAKKAS + THE BIDES
\n93 – Dimitrios Hatzis + END OF SMALL OUR CITY
\n94 – Dimitrios Hatzis + DOUBLE PAPER
\n95 – GEORGE WINTER + C EHTHROS Poet
\n96 – GEORGE WINTER + Cl CHTISTES
\n97 – NICK CHOULIARAS + C LOUSIAS
\n98 – CONSTANTINOS CHRISTOMANOS + H Keren DOLL
\n99 – DINOS CHRISTIANOPOULOS + POEMS
\n100 – GIANNIS PSYCHARIS + MY JOURNEY<\/p>\n
The authors who participated<\/p>\n
The authors who participated with their selections in our research are the following (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n
Tatiana Averof, Christos Aggelakos, Dimitris Athinakis, Costas Akrivos, Marigo Alexopoulou, Vassilis Amanatidis, Costas Arkoudeas, Christos Asteriou, Nanos Valaoritis, Thanassis Valtinos, Vassilos S, Vassilis Vassilikos, Vassilis Vasilikos Grigoriadis Nikos Davvetas, Lucia Derbe, Angela Dimitrakaki, Arhontoula Diavati, Lena Divani, Philip Drakontaeidis, Lily Exarchopoulos Maria Efstathiadi Stavros Zafeiriou Claus Zilakos Katerina Iliopoulos, Alexander Issaris Costas Kavanozis, Athena Kakouris, Dimitris Kalokyris, Tasoula Karageorgiou, Vassilis Karagiannis, Angela Kastrinaki, Costas Katsoularis, Elias Kefalas, Giannis Kiourtsakis, Nena Kokkinaki, Zefi Kolia, Dimitra Kolliakou, Lila Konomara, Manos Kontoleon, Thomas Korovinis, Augustis Kougotis, Augustis KoutisZeta Kountouri, Maria Koursi, Petros Koutsiabasakos, Stathis Koutsounis, Costas Koutsourelis, Achilleas Kyriakidis, George Lambrakos, Costas Logaras, Elias Maglinis, Argyro Mantoglou, Aris Maragopoulos, Eleni Mahali, Eleni Mahali , George-Ikaros Babasakis, Glykeria Basdeki, Vangelis Bekas, George Blanas, George Bramos, Sofia Nikolaidou, Iro Nikopoulou, Dimitris Nollas, George Xenarios, Nikos Xenios, Giannis Palavos, Pavlina Pampogiou, Niki , Hilda Papadimitriou, Aristea Papalexandrou, Elias Papamoschos, Nikitas Parisis, Dimitris Petsetidis, Thodoris Rakopoulos, Irini Rinioti, Vassilis Rouvalis, Angeliki Sidira, Dinos Siotis, Stavis Soukas, Thomas SoukasDimitris Stefanakis, Angela Stratigopoulou Aris Sfakianakis, Dimitris Sotakis, weep Sotiriadou, Vasia Tzanakaris, Soti Triantafyllou, Win Troullinou Thomas Tsalapatis, Bright Tsalikoglou Vassilis Tsiampousis Michalis Fakinos, Eugenia Fakinou Maria Fakinou Dimitris Fyssas, Kyriakos Charalambides, Kosmas Charmpantidis , Vangelis Hatzigiannidis, Thanasis Hatzopoulos, Elena Houzouri, George Chouliaras, Eliana Chourmouziadou, George Chronas, Christos Homenidis, George Psaltis.Elena Houzouri, George Chouliaras, Eliana Chourmouziadou, George Chronas, Christos Homenidis, George Psaltis.Elena Houzouri, George Chouliaras, Eliana Chourmouziadou, George Chronas, Christos Homenidis, George Psaltis.<\/p>\n
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