Tribute to Stratis Haviaras – Traces of Writing, Shards of Memory
Date and Time
March 3, 2026
06:00PM - 07:30PM EET
Location
Online, via Zoom
- Organized by: CHS Greece, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Laboratory of Narrative Research)
- Open to: All
- Language: Greek/English (the presentation by Christina Thompson)
- Speakers (in alphabetical order): Tatiana Averoff (Author), Yiannis Baskozos (Author, Director of the online magazine for books and art "O Anagnostis"), Cecile Inglessis Margellos (Translator, Critic), Theodora Patrona (Teaching and Research Staff, School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Panagiotis Roilos (George Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies and of Comparative Literature, Harvard University), Ersi Sotiropoulos (Author), Christina Thompson (Editor of the Harvard Review, the literary journal founded by Stratis Haviaras)
Synopsis
Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece and the School of English, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Laboratory of Narrative Research) co-organize a tribute to the author Stratis Haviaras, an emblematic figure of Greek and international letters, on the occasion of the anniversary of his passing, on March 3, 2020. In this online tribute, close friends and people who were connected and collaborated with him will speak, shedding light on his human and literary legacy and aspects of his multifaceted work. Learn more about the tribute to Stratis Haviaras.