Victoria Hislop
Culture
Five Greece-Inspired Books to Read on Vacation
Greece offers not only an abundance of wonderful vacation destinations but also plenty of charming, funny, and bittersweet stories captured by various authors.
The authors of these five books were inspired by Greece and brought it to life in their...
Culture
10 Novels On Greece Let You Travel Without Leaving Your Chair
Reading authors who have written novels on Greece can send you on an adventure, without worry of tickets, time or Covid-19. If you CAN'T visit this summer, Greek Reporter has honed in on ten authors who make it easy to travel to Greece, to live the adventure, without leaving your chair.
Europe
Reunify the Marbles! Pressure Piles Up on Acropolis Museum Anniversary
Dozens of protesters gathered on Saturday inside the hall that houses the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum to demand their reunion with those in Athens.
The initiative belonged to the British Commission for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles...
entertainment
Victoria Hislop Praises Cretans Who Helped Make TV Series Possible
Victoria Hislop praised the generosity of the Greek people this week, saying their help made her new Greece-based television series possible.
Greece
Bestselling Author Victoria Hislop Sworn In as Greek Citizen
English author Victoria Hislop was on Thursday officially sworn-in as a Greek citizen during a special ceremony held at the interior ministry.
Hislop was awarded an honorary Greek citizenship in July 2020 for her work promoting modern Greece's history and...
Celebrities
Bestselling Author Victoria Hislop Becomes Honorary Greek Citizen
Victoria Hislop, the bestselling author of “The Island” and one of the world’s favorite authors who writes about Greece, was awarded honorary Greek citizenship on Tuesday.
Hislop, who had previously expressed her desire to obtain Greek citizenship, was honored by...
Culture
New Victoria Hislop Book Inspired by Makronisos
Award-winning and best-selling writer Victoria Hislop has been inspired once again by Greece, this time from Makronisos, an island laden with a tragic political history.
"After The Island", the new book by the British author, was inspired by Spinalonga and is an...
Culture
Writer Victoria Hislop Finds Inspiration in Greece's Peloponnese
On searching for inspiration for her latest book, writer Victoria Hislop explored Peloponnese and praised its beauties in a feature published in the Mail on Sunday.
The British author explains that Peloponnese, the southern peninsula of mainland Greece, is in...
Cyprus
Victoria Hislop: 'The Island' Author Hurts Cyprus
Frustration is spread in Cyprus for the highly anticipated new book on the occupied city of Famagusta, as British writer Victoria Hislop "whitewashes" the Turkish intruders, in what was originally presented as a novel that would spread the word of...
Culture
Victoria Hislop: Greece Ιnspires Μe
"I have no inspiration in England. In Greece I get inspired because there are stories and people I love, it is never quiet, there is always action," Victoria Hislop, author of the bestselling "The Island," told ANA-MPA on the...