SOIR…ES LITT…RAIRES ON EUROPEAN CULTURE

(NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle Hospital Grounds, Balmain Road Rozelle, first Tuesday of the month)

Directions: Enter Rozelle Hospital from Balmain Road opposite Cecily Street and follow the signs to the Centre from this entrance.

Tuesday 1 August: Katsehamos and the Great Idea: a true story of Greeks and Australian in the early twentieth century

with Peter Prineas

When Peter Prineas discovered to his surprise that his grandfather, Peter Feros “Katsehamos”, was involved in a country picture theatre in the 1930s, he wanted to know more about it. The result was Katsehamos and the Great Idea, a book that digs deeply into the shared history of Greece and Australia, and the turbulent relationship that existed between Greeks and Australians in the early 20th century.

Peter Prineas is a writer, lawyer and environmentalist.

Cost: $10/$7 concession. 6.30 for 7.00pm start.

Includes light supper.

RSVP desirable for catering purposes.

Enquiries: NSW Writers’ Centre

9555 9757 or Joanna and

Joachim Hempel 9518 4615

or visit
www.nswwriterscentre.org.au.

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