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
4724 Mission Box Aris Alexandrou 1974 Greek Greek
7160 The Poems Of Manolis Anagnostakis Manolis Anagnostakis 2001 Greek Greek
3954 Difficult Nights Melpo Axioti 1938 Greek Greek
3954 Η κάθοδος των εννιά Thanassis Valtinos 1963 Greek Greek
5972 Data From The Decade Of The Sixties Thanassis Valtinos 1989 Greek Greek
3954 Συναξάρι Αντρέα Κορδοπάτη Thanassis Valtinos 1964 Greek Greek
6451 Orthokostá Thanassis Valtinos 1994 Greek Greek
3954 Το φως που καίει Kostas Varnalis 1922 Greek Greek
3954 The Plant, The Well, The Angel Vassilis Vassilikos 1963 Greek Unknown
3954 Land Of Aeolia Elias Venezis 1943 Greek Greek
3954 Modern Greek Stories Georgios Vizyinos 1883 Greek Greek
3954 My Mother's Sin Georgios Vizyinos 1883 Greek Greek
3954 The Only Journey Of His Life Georgios Vizyinos 1887 Greek Greek
5972 The Life Of Ismail Ferik Pasha Rea Galanaki 1989 Greek Greek
5972 Γυάλινα Γιάννενα Michalis Ganas 1989 Greek Greek
3954 Amorgos Nikos Gatsos 1943 Greek Greek
3954 Η κρύπτη Ε.Χ. Γονατάς 1963 Greek Greek
5026 Dying As A Country Dimitris Dimitriadis 1978 Greek Greek
5709 Woof, Woof, Dear Lord Sotiris Dimitriou 1987 Greek Unknown
5775 Χαιρε Ποτε Kiki Dimoula 1988 Greek Greek
2153 Fool's Gold Máro Doýka 1979 Hungarian Unknown
3954 A Prisoner Of War’s Story Stratis Doukas 1929 Greek Greek
5026 Στην Κοιλαδα Με Τους Ροδωνες Nikos Engonopoulos 1978 Greek Greek
3954 Μπολιβαρ Nikos Engonopoulos 1944 Greek Greek
3954 The Axion Esti Odysseas Elytis 1959 Greek Greek
6202 The Elegies Of Oxopetra Odysseas Elytis 1991 Greek Greek
4545 The Collected Poems Of Odysseus Elytis Odysseas Elytis 1971 Greek Greek
5127 Maria Nephele Odysseas Elytis 1979 Greek Greek
4810 Oktana Andreas Embiricos 1975 Greek Greek
3954 Ενδοχωρα Andreas Embiricos 1947 Greek Greek
3954 Υψικαμινος Andreas Embiricos 1935 Greek Greek
6358 At Twilight They Return Zyranna Zateli 1993 Greek Greek
3954 Η Τιμη Και Το Χρημα Konstantinos Theotokis 1914 Greek Greek
4545 Η Σαρκοφαγος Giorgos Ioannou 1971 Greek Greek
1016 Poems Of C. P. Cavafy C. P. Cavafy 1935 Greek Greek
3954 Ασκητική Nikos Kazantzakis 1927 Greek Greek
207 Zorba the Greek Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 Greek Greek
3954 Freedom Or Death Nikos Kazantzakis 1953 Greek Greek
1814 Christ Recrucified Nikos Kazantzakis 1948 Greek Greek
3954 Odes Andreas Kalvos 1824 Greek Greek
3954 Η Αυλή των Θαυμάτων Iakovos Kambanellis 1962 Greek Greek
3954 The Great Chimera M. Karagatsis 1953 Greek Greek
3954 Γιούγκερμαν M. Karagatsis 1938 Greek Greek
3954 Ο Συνταγματάρχης Λιάπκιν M. Karagatsis 1933 Greek Greek
2839 Kassandra And The Wolf Margarita Karapanou 1974 Greek Greek
3954 The Beggar Andreas Karkavitsas 1896 Greek Greek
3954 Ελεγεία και Σάτιρες Kostas Karyotakis 1927 Greek Greek
3954 Νηπενθή Kostas Karyotakis 1921 Greek Greek
3954 Κατά Σαδδουκαίων Michalis Katsaros 1953 Greek Greek
3954 Ο Εξώστης Nikos Kakhtitsis 1963 Greek Greek
5127 Αντιποίησις Αρχής Alexandros Kotzias 1979 Greek Greek
4874 Βιοτεχνία Υαλικών Menis Koumandareas 1976 Greek Greek
3954 The Memoirs Of General Makriyannis Makriyannis 1907 Greek Greek
2658 The Daughter Pavlos Matesis 1990 Greek Greek
5709 Διηγήματα Michail Mitsakis 1987 Greek Greek
3954 Το Πλατύ Ποτάμι Yiannis Beratis 1946 Greek Greek
3954 Life In The Tomb Stratis Myrivilis 1924 Greek Greek
3954 The Schoolmistress With The Golden Eyes Stratis Myrivilis 1933 Greek Greek
3954 The Twelve Lays Of The Gypsy Kostis Palamas 1907 Greek Greek
5285 από το στόμα της παλιάς Remington Giannis Panou 1981 Greek Greek
2266 The Murderess Alexandros Papadiamantis 1903 Greek Greek
3954 The Complete Works Of Alexandros Papadiamantis Alexandros Papadiamantis 1952 Greek Greek
4138 Το Μυθιστόρημα της Κυρίας Έρσης Nikos-Gabriel Pentzikis 1966 Greek Greek
3954 Ο Πεθαμένος και η Ανάσταση Nikos-Gabriel Pentzikis 1949 Greek Greek
3954 Eroica Kosmas Politis 1937 Greek Greek
3954 Στου Χατζηφράγκου Kosmas Politis 1929 Greek Greek
3954 Λεμονοδάσος Kosmas Politis 1930 Greek Greek
3954 The Moonlight Sonata Yannis Ritsos 1956 Greek Greek
4598 The Fourth Dimension Yannis Ritsos 1972 Greek Greek
3954 The Papess Joanne Emmanuel Rhoides 1866 Greek Greek
4095 The Flaw Antonis Samarakis 1965 Greek Greek
3954 Ποιήματα Α' και Β' Miltos Sachtouris 1945 Greek Greek
2299 Poems Of George Seferis George Seferis 1931 Greek Greek
3954 Mythistorema George Seferis 1935 Greek Greek
1724 Logbook George Seferis 1940 Greek Greek
2082 Στροφή George Seferis 1931 Greek Greek
3954 Λυρικός Βίος Angelos Sikelianos 1938 Greek Greek
3954 Το Σόλο του Φίγκαρο Yiannis Skarimbas 1938 Greek Greek
3954 Το Θείο Τραγί Yiannis Skarimbas 1935 Greek Greek
3954 Η Γυναίκα της Ζακύνθου Dionysios Solomos 1829 Greek Greek
3954 The Complete Works Dionysios Solomos 1818 Greek Greek
3954 The Free Besieged Dionysios Solomos 1825 Greek Greek
3954 Farewell Anatolia Dido Sotiriou 1962 Greek Greek
3954 Το Τρίτο Στεφάνι Kostas Taktsis 1962 Greek Greek
1845 Drifting Cities Stratis Tsirkas 1960 Greek Greek
3954 Η Χαμένη Άνοιξη Stratis Tsirkas 1946 Greek Greek
6358 Heroes' Shrine For Sale or The Elegant Toilet Marios Hakkas 1993 Greek Greek
3954 The End Of Our Small Town Dimitris Hatzis 1963 Greek Greek
5127 Ο Εχθρός του Ποιητή Giorgos Heimonas 1979 Greek Greek
6647 The Builders Giorgos Heimonas 1996 Greek Greek
5709 Ο Λουσίας Nikos Houliaras 1987 Greek Greek
3954 Η Κερένια Κούκλα Konstantinos Christomanos 1899 Greek Greek
3954 The Poems Of Dinos Christianopoulos Dinos Christianopoulos 1958 Greek Greek
3954 Το Ταξίδι Μου Yiannis Psycharis 1888 Greek Greek
5026 Deathfeast Takis Sinopoulos 1978 Greek Greek