(for The Times, July 26 2019) These five books are important works about Greece — fiction and nonfiction — and all of them will help any reader to understand the country in greater depth. Most importantly, they are not about ancient times, but Greece today, as it was shaped by events of the 20th century. […]
Svelte and dressed in black, Victoria Hislop looks healthy and relaxed as she sits at a corner table for afternoon tea. The sun is out, there’s a pleasant hubbub in the cafe and for a moment 1 imagine we’re in Greece, such is her ability to transport us through her stories (her readership totals 10 […]
The prison island which features in Those Who are Loved has a new status as an area of archaeological interest. Victoria is very hopeful that this will enable more people to visit Makronisos for themselves The Greek Culture Ministry’s advisory body on the protection of antiquities, the Central Archaeological Council (KAS), ruled that the small, […]
Following on from the success of The Island, The Sunrise and Cartes Postales from Greece, Victoria Hislop’s latest novel, Those Who Are Loved, is set against the backdrop of the German occupation of Greece in World War II, the subsequent civil war and military dictatorship. The novel sheds light on the complexity and trauma of […]
On January 23, 2019, Victoria Hislop joined Panos Karnezis, Patricia Barbeito, David Ricks, and Roderick Beaton for a workshop to discuss issues of translating Modern Greek literature: what their work – as authors and academics – has in common, and how it differs. The event was held in collaboration with the British School at Athens […]
You can now listen to exclusive extracts from the audiobook of Those Who are Loved, read by Juliet Stevenson, courtesy of Headline books. You can listen to the whole excerpt by clicking the link below Lunchtime Readings: Those Who Are Loved Or listen to individual chapters by clicking on the links below Prologue Chapter 1 […]
