Literature

Book cover design by: Emanuele Ragnisco West Coast Hellenic Book Club: The Jasmine Isle by Ioanna Karystiani, trans. Michael Eleftheriou (Europa Editions, 2006) Discussion led by Professor Sharon Gerstel, Director, UCLA SNF Hellenic Center and Dr. Eirini Kotsovili, Senior Lecturer, Global Humanities at Simon Fraser University Saturday, March 14, 2026 10 A.M. Los Angeles / 8 P.M. Greece Via Zoom RSVP Here From the Publisher: Set on the Greek island of Andros during the first half of the 20th century, Karystiani’s first novel to be translated into English centers on Orsa Saltaferou, a jovial teenager who falls in love with...