Biographies & Memoirs

Συνομιλώντας Με Τον 20ό Αιώνα, 40 interviews

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  • Author: Γιώργος Λιάνης
  • Publisher: Infognomon
  • Μορφή: Soft Cover
  • Έτος έκδοσης: 2021
  • Αριθμός σελίδων: 647
  • Κωδικός ISBN-13: 9786185590017
  • Διαστάσεις: 16×24
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The publishing house "Infognomon" presents to Greeks one of the most influential, perhaps the most heraldic book of our time. Forty interviews by Giorgos Lianis from 1970 to the present. The title "Conversing with the 20th Century" is literal. The author... conversed with great personalities who left their mark mainly in the 20th century. Ritsos, Elytis, Varnalis, Engonopoulos, Skarimbas, Anagnostakis, Karouzos, Christianopoulos, Tsitsanis, Bayanteras, Koun, Tsarouchis, Theodorakis, Hadjidakis, Papadopoulos, Panagoulis, Moustaklis, Kampanellis, Katrakis, Horn, Lambeti, Veggos, Kourkoulos, Mercouri, Papa, Dantonaki, Alexandrakis, Vougiouklaki, Laskari, Kazantzidis, Bithikotsis, Mouskouri, Galis, Savvopoulos, Markopoulos, Mikroutsikos, Smoktunovsky, Plisetskaya, Wajda, and Fallaci form the "ark" of Giorgos Lianis. The book is 647 pages long, with rare photos and documents. The edition and the author are praised by the former President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Mikis Theodorakis (who calls Lianis "the poet of Journalism"), Lefteris Papadopoulos (who says "Lianis is the best Greek journalist"), and Kostas Laliotis. The foreword is by Evangelos Venizelos. This book is written by a frontline journalist who worked for half a century in the largest Greek magazines and newspapers. With the author's captivating pen, the intellectual beacons of the Greek archipelago come to life, revealing the visions and dramas of Hellenism. The incisiveness of the questions, the boldness, and the insight into the psyche of the 40 "protagonists" make the book dramatically relevant. However, at the same time, it is an optimistic book, essential for people who are interested not only in their personal fate but also in the fate of the great country where they were born. Finally, the book is a "forget-me-not" from the "protagonists" themselves, who were loved by the Greeks, some worshipped, and who extended the borders of Greece far beyond.

The talented journalist is always ready for anything. His equipment includes cultivation, instinct, curiosity, investigative spirit, and courage, which must far exceed the usual measure. Relatively quickly, he gains the confidence of someone experienced in asking the right questions. Those that both the average and the absolutely specialized reader would want to ask. Both of these types of readers are, after all, simple abstractions. Every reader is a personal and unique case. And the good journalist must address each potential reader individually.


The journalist is, of course, a servant of the moment, of current events, of the instant. The seed of his words is ephemeral but far from sterile. It is enough for him to understand the ways in which the moment is incorporated into History, the ways in which events become situations. Above all, he must understand the role played by people, by individuals, and their complexity.


The interview is perhaps the most difficult and demanding chapter of the journalistic art. Obviously, I do not underestimate good reporting, political or economic analysis, the essay, the chronicle, the column, the concise and insightful commentary. But everything is condensed into the meeting and conversation with a person. Especially when that person is iconic. Even more so when a person has already passed into History during their lifetime. Or when their position in the field of art allows them to refer to their own personal code, without having any reason to use a common idiom, as happens in politics, sports, or culture before someone exceeds the conventional limit.

Specifications

Language
Greek
Subtitle
40 interviews
Format
Soft Cover
Number of Pages
647
Release Date
6/2021
Publication Date
2021
Dimensions
16x24 cm

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