5 books to read on Xmas holiday
1. Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O’Hara:
Just because it’s the book Don Draper read a lot in Mad Men, no other reason. At all!
If you don’t watch Mad Men, just leave the books behind and start downloading – you’ll be done before 2013 arrives.
There’s certainly an English edition so try to understand a bit of it the oldfashioned way.
2. Daydreaming by Spyros Paloukis:
100 Greeks who live in Belgium dream of Greece. They come from diverse socioeconomic statuses and were photoshoot eyes wide shut.
Published in Greek, English, French, Flemish, German.
3. Tender is the night* by F. Scott Fitzgerald:
*and NOT The great Gatsby
You just dive into the era, no strings attached. Enjoy your stay in the French Riviera of 1920!
Published in so many languages, you’ll definitely find your copy.
4. Flaneur by Stefanos Tsitsopoulos:
Experience the city of Thessaloniki through 40 short stories: it’s gonna be an ecstatic trip to an ecstatic city.
Unfortunately, only in Greek. 🙁 But we may offer you some similar stories for free if you hang out with us for more than 20′!
5. Premier Roman by Mazarine Pingeot:
OK, she is the hidden daughter of former French president François Mitterrand and his mistress Anne Pingeot but she should also have been famous for this novel she wrote in such fresh pen that you can’t afford to miss.
Published in many many languages, French, English, Greek, German etc.
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