A Tribute to Antonis Samarakis

Wednesday 20 Nov 2019

Antonis Samarakis was a leading Greek writer and defender of human rights whose work has been translated into many languages. Celebrating 100 years since his birth the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports designated this year as the year of Antonis Samarakis and organises various events in Greece and beyond for the promotion of his literary work and his humanist activities.

PROGRAMME

Addresses
Mr Nicholas Yatromanolakis
General Secretary of Contemporary Culture
Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
Mrs Sissy Papathanassiou
Director of Letters, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports
Dr Vassilis Sabatakakis
President of the European Society of Modern Greek Studies

Talks by
Professor Dimitris Tziovas, University of Birmingham
Samarakis and the Greek 1960s
Professor Gonda van Steen, King’s College London
Antonis Samarakis: I am only human after all

Followed by reception

Invitation 

Organised by Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture and Sports. Supported by Embassy of Greece in London and European Society of Modern Greek Studies