Blog 43 21/11/2016 Constantinople Through the Eye of the Lens
Constantinople Through the Eye of the Lens: 19th c. Photographers. I am often asked where I sourced my inspiration for “The Embroiderer”, especially Constantinople at the end of the 19th century. As a visual person I look towards old photographs....
read more12/11/2016 An Interview with Author Effrosyni Moschoudi about her new novel -The Amulet.
An Interview with Author Effrosyni Moschoudi Today I have the pleasure of bringing to you an interview with a wonderful author and prolific blogger, Effrosyni Moschoudi. Effrosyni’s novels set in Greece have been widely acclaimed and today...
read moreBlog 42. 25/10/2016 Maria Callas and the Story of the Piano at the Pera Musuem, Istanbul.
Maria Callas and the Story of the Piano at the Pera Musuem, Istanbul. Whilst on my last trip to Istanbul, I came across this interesting snippet of information at The Pera Museum and thought I would share it with you all. The piano in question,...
read moreBlog 41 03/10/2016 Postcards from a Leicestershire Village: Grace Dieu Priory and a Famous Playright.
Postcards from a Leicestershire Village: Grace Dieu Priory and a Famous Playright. The village of Thringstone in Leicestershire sits on the edge of Charnwood Forest, a lush woodland of glorious deciduous trees carpeted with bluebells and...
read moreBlog 40 26/09/2016 20th Century Greek Art: The Amos Art Group.
20th Century Greek Art: The Amos Art Group. The twentieth century in Greek art was a transition from the constraints of the old world: the classicism of ancient Greece to the realism and romanticism that stemmed from Greek artists’ contact with the...
read moreA LITERARY WORLD: GREECE. An Interview with Luke Christodoulou.
A Literary World: Greece. An Interview with Luke Christodoulou. My guest today is the multi-talented Cypriot author, Luke Christodoulou, an English teacher (MA Applied Linguistics – University of Birmingham), a poet and an author. His first...
read moreBlog 39. 20/08/2016 Crete: Chieftains and Heroes. A War Museum in the Mountains.
Crete: Chieftains and Heroes. A War Museum in the Mountains. “Left to his own resources, man always begins again in the Greek way – a few goats or sheep, a rude hut, a patch of crops, a clump of olive trees, a running stream, a flute.” ...
read moreBlog 38 11/08/2016 The Dawn of Turkish Literature: The Book of Dede Korkut.
The Dawn of Turkish Literature: The Book of Dede Korkut. Turkish literature, the premier genre of Turkish culture, is among the world’s oldest with a rich and complex legacy spanning over twelve centuries. Few cultures throughout history have...
read moreA LITERARY WORLD: Greece. An Interview with Sara Alexi
A Literary World: Greece. An Interview with author Sara Alexi. Today’s guest is the delightful Sara Alexi. A qualified psychotherapist, Sara ran her own practice for years. Artistic by nature, she also spent a considerable time as a painter...
read moreBLOG 37 19/07/2016 In the Footsteps of “The Embroiderer”. Istanbul: City of dreams.
In the Footsteps of “The Embroiderer”. Istanbul: City of dreams. As recent events have shown us, Turkey is not immune to the problems arising out of conflicts internally or with it’s neighbours. These sorts of events are not new to Turkey –...
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