FIRST LOVE | ΠΡΩΤΗ ΑΓΑΠΗ - Couverture rigide

Komndylakis, Ioannis

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9608778182 ISBN 13 : 9789608778184

Editeur : Elia Publishing House, 2026

Synopsis

"First Love'' by Ioannis Kondylakis opens the new Elia Publishing series. The series aims to bring to light masterpieces of Greek literature from the late 19th to the mid-20th century that have until now been little known to the international literary community. This edition contains the original 1919 text in Kondylakis’s language — a blend of Cretan local dialect and 'katharevousa' — a modern Greek transcription, and an English translation. It also includes a chronology situating the work in its international historical and political context and a glossary. The book is bound in a hardcover, printed with letterpress and gold stamping. The edition is complemented by an 8‑page map showing landmarks of the village and surrounding countryside where the action takes place, intended to guide the contemporary visitor. The series is aimed at expatriate Greeks and cultural tourists. At the same time, the edition seeks to illuminate forgotten “good practices” of circular and domestic economy, vernacular architectural forms, and the value system of the period.

"First Love" is not only a story of adolescent passion; it is a journey into the human heart, into memories and the life of a place that still preserves its authenticity. It is a story that speaks to the present with tenderness, warmth, and truth: an experience that does not deny its origins and roots, but instead offers hope for their preservation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

In December of 1862, Ioannis Kondylakis is born in Ano Viannos, in the Heraklion region of Crete. His mother’s name is Riginiò, and his father, Dimitris, is a farmer who also practices folk medicine.1899 Ioannis Kondylakis devotes himself entirely to journalism, collaborating with major newspapers and journals of his time: Skrip, Asty, Efimeris, Hestia and, most regularly, Empros. He writes under various pennames, gaining wide recognition for his refined humour, keen observation, and graceful style. It is estimated that he published more than 6,000 short stories and articles.

I.K. translates into Greek Molière, Flaubert, Balzac, Baudelaire, and Marcel Proust. In 1919 he publishes the collection First Love: Short Stories with the publisher G. Fortsakis, Chania. At the beginning of the year 1920, he is in Heraklion. He dies on July 25 at the Pananeion Hospital in Herak lion and is buried in the cemetery of St. Constantine. Later, according to his wishes, his remains are transferred to Viannos, where, as testimonies state, they are kept in the sanctuary of St. Constantine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Elia Publishing House
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9608778182
• ISBN 13: 9789608778184
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Éditeur: Droulia Elli, Tokou Stella
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible