The amazing world of one of them most important Greek writers invites us to meet the exhibition “Antonis Samarakis-A journey in the 20th century”, which takes place in Cultural Center “Melina” of the Municipality of Athens. The exhibition was inaugurated in March and will last until April 27, 2022, as part of it Antonis Samarakis Literary Year 2020which due to a pandemic was delayed.
Organized by the ministry Culture and Sports in collaboration with the Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth of the Municipality of Athens and is dedicated to the life and work of the author who was identified with hope, humanism and human rights. A work that marked his time and not only, as it always remains relevant and timeless.
“The rationale of the exhibition was, first, to have evidence, that is, to use some of the infinite evidence that Eleni Samaraki has kept with great piety, respect and attention. The second is to enter and “take” the atmosphere of Samarakis. In other words, to feel that this amazing, tender man is here, the very sociable one, who spoke in the same way to the OTE answering machine and to Buουuel “, said the head of the Letters Department of the Ministry of Culture, Athanasia Papathanassiou, yesterday afternoon, during the tour for journalists h Eleni Samarakiwife of the author.
In this amazing tour the attendees – including the secretary of Modern Culture, Eleni Doundoulaki– “Traveled” in a world full of universal values, which the author served throughout his life and are reflected in his work. Known and unknown stories, which were uniquely shared by Eleni Samaraki, constantly revealed the simplicity and greatness of one of the most widely read and translated Greek authors, who spoke in the same way to all, famous and not, but “more to the weak “, As Mrs. Samaraki pointed out. “Today, his skeleton and heart are in the Museum of Anatomy of the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,” she said, informing the impressed host about another shocking aspect of the great creator’s humanity: The donation of his body, according to at his request, in the Anatomy Laboratory of the School.
The office, the typewriter, his medals, documents, articles, screenings and photographs, Greek and international editions of his books, but also works of art dedicated to him, such as Giannis Bouteas and Panagiotis Tetsis, posters from films based on his books, such as “The Mistake” by Peter Fleisman, with Michel Piccoli (in the film the author had a very small role), manuscripts of the same, but also letters by Michel Piccoli, Lily Iakovidis, Even Agatha Christie, who wrote with admiration for his work, stamps from the ELTA Commemorative Stamp Series “Modern Greek Writers-Poets-Prose Writers” run through the exhibition, which is structured and developed on an imaginary line of an impressive color. It is a personal and public chronology, spanning more than eight decades full of important events of the 20th century, starting from the birth of the honored creator, in 1919, until his death in 2003.
The exhibition is curated by the architect George Rymenidis and is carried out with the wholehearted offer and contribution of Eleni Samaraki, who unreservedly gave full access to her personal archive, under the supervision of the Directorate of Letters of the General Directorate of Modern Culture of the Ministry of Culture, as well as with the support of the Library of the Hellenic Parliament. to which the author’s wife recently donated an important piece of his archive. The exhibition is expected to travel to other cities in Greece, while after the tour it will take a permanent position in the competent section of Parliament. “One more thing. It has not started in Greece, but it is one of the things that will happen in the coming years. The field of literary tourism and literary museums around the world is in great growth. This exhibition is set up so that it could frame a literary museum of Antonis Samarakis. The report on Iakovos Kampanellis is based on the same logic. It is a new way of dealing with our writers “, noted Ms. Papathanassiou.
The name of Antonis Samarakis, who reflected in his work the thought of everyday man about totalitarianism and state power, war, the nuclear threat, the deepest respect for human life and its particularities, was also identified with human rights. of children, as he was for many years UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and soul of the institution of the Parliament of Adolescents. Through the exhibits, which come from the whole spectrum of his life, the inextricably linked paths of the author, both personal and artistic, are highlighted, his literary and humanitarian work is projected, while at the same time it is covered historically, socially, politically and culturally. a great period of Greek history.
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