The volume contains an early version of the short story ‘The Brother’, two letters by Giorgos Cheimonas and two texts on the painting of Alexandros Isaris. One of these, entitled ‘Saint George’, formed the basis for Cheimonas’s work ‘The Wedding’. The manuscripts have been printed almost life-size on the left-hand pages, with the corresponding text on the opposite page, featuring the author’s corrections, additions and deletions in a faithful, typographical reproduction.
In his extensive afterword, Evripidis Garantoudis analyses, describes and comments on each manuscript separately, having first referred to the course of the friendship between the two creators. He also compares the draft of ‘The Brother’ with the final text, which is published in its entirety. The book also includes an interview with Cheimonas and a short story by him.
The publication is illustrated with five colour plates by the well-known painter, poet and translator Alexandros Isaris.
- Pages: 248
- ISBN: 978-960-8399-27-3
- Publication: 2006
- Dimensions: 21 x 27
- Categories: Books, Essays & Thought, Μελέτη
George Chimonas
Giorgos Cheimonas (1938–2000) was born in Kavala. He spent his childhood in Thessaloniki. In 1962, he settled permanently in Athens with his family. He studied medicine at the Universities of Thessaloniki, Athens and Paris. He made his debut in Greek literature in 1960 with his short story ‘Peisistratos’, which was published in Thessaloniki and won the Thessaloniki Municipality Literary Prize. He also published the following works of prose: “The Excursion” (1964), “Novel” (1966), “Doctor Ineotis” (1971), “The Wedding” (1974), “The Brother” (1975), "The Builders" 1979, "My Journeys" 1984, "The Poet’s Enemy" 1990. His essays have also been published: "6 Lessons on the Word" 1984, "Seventh Lesson on the Word: Word, Time and Symbol" 1984, "The Sullen Renaissance: Eighth Lesson on the Word" 1987, "The Dreams of Insomnia" 1994, "Ninth Lesson on the Word" 2001. She also translated Sophocles’ "Electra", Euripides’ "The Bacchae", "Medea" and "Orestes", and Shakespeare’s "Hamlet" and "Macbeth". He wrote the libretto for the opera “Pylades”, which was staged at the Megaron Concert Hall, directed and designed by Dionysis Fotopoulos, with music by Giorgos Kouroupos. He died in Paris, where he had been living for the last years of his life, on 27 February 2000.
