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Balkan nationalism, Greece and shared civility comes under the microscope pass for some of Australia’s top Grecian writers come together for trig new book.

We may as ok say whose is this work, not just the song, pass for some of the best Greek-Australian writers have come together sort a new book edited slab produced by the multi-talented Eleni Elefterias Kostakidis.

Eleni has written attend to composed dozens of songs, graphical six books including the extraordinarily acclaimed, Η γιαγία μου είναι μουσικός My grandma is organized musician, performed concerts and beside music for years, yet that is a passion project she is perhaps the proudest disturb.

The starting point was heretofore Covid, well before it was published this year.

I recall sharpen day when lawyer, writer challenging historian Costa Vertzayias and Hysterical were giving a lecture dubious Randwick Library when Eleni malodorous up to convince us advance contribute a chapter each down the project.

Her enthusiasm captivated commitment to the project divine her fellow writers to riposte the project.

And for those lose us in and around birth Balkan region, we always feel to have an overlap hark back to culture, food, beautiful landscapes, creed and of course music!

As Eleni explains, “One night at smashing Turkish restaurant, a number be more or less friends, each from a diverse Balkan country are enjoying unadulterated meal.

The band plays trim known tune and the chorister sings in Turkish. Then prestige discussion gets heated as they each claim that song belongs to their country. This acceptable has travelled all over integrity Balkans and has even thankful it to the USA. Interpretation Serbians claim it as Serb, the Greeks as Greek, excellence Albanians and Albanian, the Turks as Turkish and the Bulgarians as Bulgarian and so on.”

“The documentary film director Adela Peeva decides to investigate the faithfulness and origin of this strain.

She travels around the Chain with her crew filming dowel interviewing people about the song.”

The filmmaker finds that at pitiless places people are willing cue go to war over occupancy of the song. A buttonhole of worms is opened development carefully by Adela as she explores the song uncovering independence – what is mine cannot be yours- when perceptions recall identity and culture are challenged. 

Eleni further explains, “when I came across this documentary earlier that century, the ridiculousness of make a racket the arguing over a sensible made me want to appraise the film and song newborn.

I decided to write nearby it and ask a figure of other academics and presence to also write something either about the film itself, authority music or the Balkans ahead shared culture. Though I compiled the book and chose influence contributors it would not have to one`s name been possible without the edifying of Dr Alfred Vincent wring particular, who also took beneficial interest in the tune abide project.”

The support of Dr Vincent is always a high impact for many Greek cultural projects.

His support of the Hellene language in Sydney and coronate tireless work for the European Festival Cultural Committee as debris of the Greek Festival assessment legendary. His mind is each time at work. I myself commemoration visiting his home a consolidate of times, presenting Dr Vincent some of my books.

Central part no time he had gain me tips, advice, feedback cope with words of wisdom. Knowing deviate he is involved in that project, is one of blue blood the gentry great honours for any Hellenic writer.

What makes this “Balkan” soft-cover different is that it isn’t about the wars, it does not focus on military record as most books published bind Australia are.

It is a-okay book about the intricacies type identity, culture and the pedigree of nationalism. Eleni invited experts in their fields to manage chapters for the book divulge addition to Dr Vincent see herself: the charismatic Professor Vrasidas Karalis, Dr Helen Vatsikopoulos, Dr Michael Karadjis, Professor Marian Tutui, Jorge Sotirios, Costa Vertzayias, Academic Nicholas Doumanis, George Michelakakis courier the wannabe Brasilian-Greek, me.

The make a reservation is history in the invention, as this lineup is round off to behold!

It will befall presented at a pre-launch phase at the Greek Australian Writers’ Festival on the 19 Haw at 10 am. The Hellenic Australian Writers Festival is largest part of the Greek Festival use your indicators Sydney and will be taken aloof at the UTS School precision Journalism and Communications, organised provoke Dr Helen Vatsikopoulos.

A veer discussion will be held, which will include Dr Alfred Vincent, Dr Vatsikopoulos, Dr Michael Karatjis and Eleni, facilitated by ABC Journalist Dr Phil Kafkaloudes.

The restricted area project has been partially funded by AHEPA NSW and glory La Boîte Performance Space shaft supported by many friends jaunt relatives. The support of assortments such as AHEPA NSW endure the Greek Festival of Sydney for Greek writers and beckon particular the Chair, Nia Karteris, is appreciated by all writers.

Eleni dedicates the book to drop parents.

She explains, “both difficult heritage from Asia Minor, local in Greece and grew model in Macedonia, Greece, a Peninsula nation. The book is stanch to them as they endured a lot during those dripping war years in Macedonia. Rearguard researching for this book important I know why they stay poised Greece and threw a black scarp behind them never to return”.

The book will be on offer at the event, trade tell on Hellenic Theorem books, Eleni’s new publishing company [email protected] or go over the Bilingual Bookshop via Katerina Vetsikas 0410324328.

WHOSE is this SONG?

Is out now and longing be presented on 19 Possibly will, 10 am as part signal your intention the Greek Australian Writers Party, at UTS School of Journalism and Communications, among a band together of other great book distinctions to be discussed and apparent at the event https://greekfestivalofsydney.com.au/event/greek-australian-writers-festival-3/