Celebrating Cavafy
Victoria recently took part in a performance of Cavafy’s poetry, set to music by Athanasios Simoglou, and sung by the soprano, Sonia Theodoridou, at Pallas Theatre, Athens.
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Discovering Cavafy
This week, I remembered what is was like to be back at university, studying literature. On this occasion, though, I was in Greece. And it was a thrilling experience. I came to Athens to participate in a recital of works by the great Greek poet, Cavafy, set to music by Athanasios Simoglou and sung by […]
A Last Perfect Christmas
A long time ago there was a fairytale white Christmas; a perfect tableau that my eight year old self had been waiting for all her life. On Christmas eve, as soon as my father returned from work, we set off in the near darkness of late afternoon for an hour’s drive to the other side […]
The Last Dance & Other Stories
Intricate, beautifully observed and with a painter’s eye for imagery, in these stories Hislop evokes Greece, its people, its customs and traditions with a sensitivity that reveals her deep knowledge of not just the place but also the human condition. Sunday Express A new collection of short stories by Victoria Hislop* In ten powerful stories, […]
Victoria Hislop interview for “Red – The Waterstones Anthology”
“It’s probably one of the most personal stories I’ve written for a long time” Victoria talks to Waterstones about her her short story Red Pins On A Map which is featured in Red – The Waterstones Anthology The book, exclusive to Waterstones, brings together “eighteen great writers to reflect the mood and changes of 2012. […]
Victoria on “Book Club” with James Naughtie.
Victoria Hislop talks to James Naughtie and readers about her debut novel The Island, a fictional account of a real life leprosy colony, the island of Spinalonga, just off the coast of Crete. First published in 2005, The Island has now sold over a million copies. To listen to the programme on BBC iPlayer, click […]
