On Saturday, November 23, from 12:00 to 13:00 (Athens time), the show Our Town will host Yiannis Kiourtsakis.
The award-winning author will discuss his significant body of work, focusing on his books Like a Novel, The Quest for Humanity, and Seferis and Camus, from which he will also read selected excerpts.
Kiourtsakis will highlight the values of folk culture, shadow theater, and Karagiozis, describing it as a “poor man’s school,” as reflected in his writings. He will delve into the importance of language, art as an ongoing dialogue with humanity, the essence of community, the “vanity of human affairs,” and his relationship with cinema.
The author will share memories from his time at ERT, participating in theatrical radio productions, and reflect on the people he encountered there. He will also discuss poets Cavafy, Elytis, and Seferis, as well as his friend and collaborator Lakis Papastathis.
Additionally, Kiourtsakis will talk about his favorite cities, his life in Paris, and his perspective on the loss of spontaneity and magic in the Greek islands due to overtourism.
Produced and presented by Themis Rodamitis
Broadcast: Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 12:00 (Athens time) – with a repeat on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 04:00.
