The 100 Best Books of Two Centuries of Modern Greek Literature (1813 – 2013)

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120 contemporary Greek writers choose the 100 best books of two centuries of Greek literature(1813 - 2013).

The authors were asked to rate the 20 books they rated as the best, always according to their reading preferences, their judgment of the influence they exerted, or other criteria that determined their choices. These books could include prose titles, novels or short stories, poetry collections (individual, collective or all) and plays.

This list was originally published in 2014 and was added to this site over 2 years ago.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
4723 Mission Box Aris Alexandrou 1974 Greek Greek
7160 The Poems Of Manolis Anagnostakis Manolis Anagnostakis 2001 Greek Greek
3953 Difficult Nights Melpo Axioti 1938 Greek Greek
3953 Η κάθοδος των εννιά Thanassis Valtinos 1963 Greek Greek
5971 Data From The Decade Of The Sixties Thanassis Valtinos 1989 Greek Greek
3953 Συναξάρι Αντρέα Κορδοπάτη Thanassis Valtinos 1964 Greek Greek
6451 Orthokostá Thanassis Valtinos 1994 Greek Greek
3953 Το φως που καίει Kostas Varnalis 1922 Greek Greek
3953 The Plant, The Well, The Angel Vassilis Vassilikos 1963 Greek Unknown
3953 Land Of Aeolia Elias Venezis 1943 Greek Greek
3953 Modern Greek Stories Georgios Vizyinos 1883 Greek Greek
3953 My Mother's Sin Georgios Vizyinos 1883 Greek Greek
3953 The Only Journey Of His Life Georgios Vizyinos 1887 Greek Greek
5971 The Life Of Ismail Ferik Pasha Rea Galanaki 1989 Greek Greek
5971 Γυάλινα Γιάννενα Michalis Ganas 1989 Greek Greek
3953 Amorgos Nikos Gatsos 1943 Greek Greek
3953 Η κρύπτη Ε.Χ. Γονατάς 1963 Greek Greek
5024 Dying As A Country Dimitris Dimitriadis 1978 Greek Greek
5708 Woof, Woof, Dear Lord Sotiris Dimitriou 1987 Greek Unknown
5774 Χαιρε Ποτε Kiki Dimoula 1988 Greek Greek
2152 Fool's Gold Máro Doýka 1979 Hungarian Unknown
3953 A Prisoner Of War’s Story Stratis Doukas 1929 Greek Greek
5024 Στην Κοιλαδα Με Τους Ροδωνες Nikos Engonopoulos 1978 Greek Greek
3953 Μπολιβαρ Nikos Engonopoulos 1944 Greek Greek
3953 The Axion Esti Odysseas Elytis 1959 Greek Greek
6200 The Elegies Of Oxopetra Odysseas Elytis 1991 Greek Greek
4544 The Collected Poems Of Odysseus Elytis Odysseas Elytis 1971 Greek Greek
5126 Maria Nephele Odysseas Elytis 1979 Greek Greek
4809 Oktana Andreas Embiricos 1975 Greek Greek
3953 Ενδοχωρα Andreas Embiricos 1947 Greek Greek
3953 Υψικαμινος Andreas Embiricos 1935 Greek Greek
6357 At Twilight They Return Zyranna Zateli 1993 Greek Greek
3953 Η Τιμη Και Το Χρημα Konstantinos Theotokis 1914 Greek Greek
4544 Η Σαρκοφαγος Giorgos Ioannou 1971 Greek Greek
1016 Poems Of C. P. Cavafy C. P. Cavafy 1935 Greek Greek
3953 Ασκητική Nikos Kazantzakis 1927 Greek Greek
207 Zorba the Greek Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 Greek Greek
3953 Freedom Or Death Nikos Kazantzakis 1953 Greek Greek
1814 Christ Recrucified Nikos Kazantzakis 1948 Greek Greek
3953 Odes Andreas Kalvos 1824 Greek Greek
3953 Η Αυλή των Θαυμάτων Iakovos Kambanellis 1962 Greek Greek
3953 The Great Chimera M. Karagatsis 1953 Greek Greek
3953 Γιούγκερμαν M. Karagatsis 1938 Greek Greek
3953 Ο Συνταγματάρχης Λιάπκιν M. Karagatsis 1933 Greek Greek
2838 Kassandra And The Wolf Margarita Karapanou 1974 Greek Greek
3953 The Beggar Andreas Karkavitsas 1896 Greek Greek
3953 Ελεγεία και Σάτιρες Kostas Karyotakis 1927 Greek Greek
3953 Νηπενθή Kostas Karyotakis 1921 Greek Greek
3953 Κατά Σαδδουκαίων Michalis Katsaros 1953 Greek Greek
3953 Ο Εξώστης Nikos Kakhtitsis 1963 Greek Greek
5126 Αντιποίησις Αρχής Alexandros Kotzias 1979 Greek Greek
4873 Βιοτεχνία Υαλικών Menis Koumandareas 1976 Greek Greek
3953 The Memoirs Of General Makriyannis Makriyannis 1907 Greek Greek
2658 The Daughter Pavlos Matesis 1990 Greek Greek
5708 Διηγήματα Michail Mitsakis 1987 Greek Greek
3953 Το Πλατύ Ποτάμι Yiannis Beratis 1946 Greek Greek
3953 Life In The Tomb Stratis Myrivilis 1924 Greek Greek
3953 The Schoolmistress With The Golden Eyes Stratis Myrivilis 1933 Greek Greek
3953 The Twelve Lays Of The Gypsy Kostis Palamas 1907 Greek Greek
5284 από το στόμα της παλιάς Remington Giannis Panou 1981 Greek Greek
2265 The Murderess Alexandros Papadiamantis 1903 Greek Greek
3953 The Complete Works Of Alexandros Papadiamantis Alexandros Papadiamantis 1952 Greek Greek
4137 Το Μυθιστόρημα της Κυρίας Έρσης Nikos-Gabriel Pentzikis 1966 Greek Greek
3953 Ο Πεθαμένος και η Ανάσταση Nikos-Gabriel Pentzikis 1949 Greek Greek
3953 Eroica Kosmas Politis 1937 Greek Greek
3953 Στου Χατζηφράγκου Kosmas Politis 1929 Greek Greek
3953 Λεμονοδάσος Kosmas Politis 1930 Greek Greek
3953 The Moonlight Sonata Yannis Ritsos 1956 Greek Greek
4597 The Fourth Dimension Yannis Ritsos 1972 Greek Greek
3953 The Papess Joanne Emmanuel Rhoides 1866 Greek Greek
4094 The Flaw Antonis Samarakis 1965 Greek Greek
3953 Ποιήματα Α' και Β' Miltos Sachtouris 1945 Greek Greek
2298 Poems Of George Seferis George Seferis 1931 Greek Greek
3953 Mythistorema George Seferis 1935 Greek Greek
1724 Logbook George Seferis 1940 Greek Greek
2081 Στροφή George Seferis 1931 Greek Greek
3953 Λυρικός Βίος Angelos Sikelianos 1938 Greek Greek
3953 Το Σόλο του Φίγκαρο Yiannis Skarimbas 1938 Greek Greek
3953 Το Θείο Τραγί Yiannis Skarimbas 1935 Greek Greek
3953 Η Γυναίκα της Ζακύνθου Dionysios Solomos 1829 Greek Greek
3953 The Complete Works Dionysios Solomos 1818 Greek Greek
3953 The Free Besieged Dionysios Solomos 1825 Greek Greek
3953 Farewell Anatolia Dido Sotiriou 1962 Greek Greek
3953 Το Τρίτο Στεφάνι Kostas Taktsis 1962 Greek Greek
1845 Drifting Cities Stratis Tsirkas 1960 Greek Greek
3953 Η Χαμένη Άνοιξη Stratis Tsirkas 1946 Greek Greek
6357 Heroes' Shrine For Sale or The Elegant Toilet Marios Hakkas 1993 Greek Greek
3953 The End Of Our Small Town Dimitris Hatzis 1963 Greek Greek
5126 Ο Εχθρός του Ποιητή Giorgos Heimonas 1979 Greek Greek
6647 The Builders Giorgos Heimonas 1996 Greek Greek
5708 Ο Λουσίας Nikos Houliaras 1987 Greek Greek
3953 Η Κερένια Κούκλα Konstantinos Christomanos 1899 Greek Greek
3953 The Poems Of Dinos Christianopoulos Dinos Christianopoulos 1958 Greek Greek
3953 Το Ταξίδι Μου Yiannis Psycharis 1888 Greek Greek
5024 Deathfeast Takis Sinopoulos 1978 Greek Greek