Book Launch of Athens Tales

Athens Tales: Athens in Literature and Song

Join the book launch and discussion of Athens Tales, an anthology of one hundred and fifty years of Greek short fiction about Athens, compiled and translated into English by Joshua Barley. The evening will include an illustrated presentation of the book by the translator, and an accompanying performance of Athenian songs by mezzo-soprano Alexandra Achillea.

This is the main UK launch of Athens Tales, recently published by Oxford University Press. The book is an anthology of the last one hundred and fifty years of Greek short fiction about Athens, comprising eighteen authors from representative periods of the city’s modern history.

At this event, the book’s creator and translator, Joshua Barley, will give an illustrated talk weaving together some of the anthology’s lesser-known authors with the modern history of the city. He will be joined by special guests including the singer Alexandra Achillea, who will perform a selection of twentieth-century Athenian songs with piano accompaniment.

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