Persa Koumoutsi, author, translator

“Literature is a universal language that knows no borders. If literature does not transcend its local context, then it becomes insular, one-dimensional, and introverted.”

🔸 Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
GREEK PAVILION – N25, ROOM 6
Roundtable Discussion
Cultural Crossroads: Mapping Literary Points of Intersection Between Greek and Arabic Literature.
Moderated by Vasiliki Kotini, Assistant Professor, Department of Language, Zayed University.
🔸 Thursday, November 2–Saturday, November 4, 2023, daily, 4:00–5:00 p.m.
GREEK PAVILION – N25, ROOM 6
Meetings with contemporary Greek authors, publishers, and translators.

Greece’s national participation in international book fairs for the years 2023 through 2025 is organized by the Directorate of Literature of the General Directorate of Contemporary Culture of the Ministry of Culture, as part of the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility.