Combine the pleasure of reading a book with learning Greek. In our Greek book club you’ll read carefully selected Greek novels, that provide insights to the Greek culture and history. In this class you will find a great variety of language input – from the book and the teacher – and you will talk about different themes and topics with other students. Your homework is to read a few pages of the book each week which, during the lesson, you will discuss with the group. You will be challenged by engaging activities themed around the book, the language and the characters.

Following up on the 2025 Greek Book Club with “Το Καπλάνι της Βιτρίνας” (The Wildcat Behind Glass) by Άλκη Ζέη (Alki Zei), this summer you will read Ε.Π. by Ζωρζ Σαρή (Georges Sari). Born on the same year, Georges and Alki met when they were 12 years old and were literal friends for life: Ε.Π.

Published in 2004, Ε.Π. is an autobiographical book that explores the innocence and ambitions of a group of classmates who dream of a carefree future. In the context of a changing society, the teenage protagonists seek stability and friendship, highlighting the importance of solidarity in difficult times.
It describes the life of Georges Sari during her first three years of high school at a girls’ school in Athens. A novel that is a tribute to true and eternal friendship. The girls take an oath: Ε.Π.. They spend most of their days together, sharing their worries, fears, and desires, getting into mischief, arguing, but Ε.Π..

Πριν από τον Β’ Παγκόσμιο πόλεμο. Σ’ ένα γυμνάσιο θηλέων. Μια διευθύντρια πολύ αυστηρή, μαθήτριες τολμηρές. Κάνουν αταξίες, ζαβολιές, τσακώνονται, φιλιώνουν, ονειρεύονται ένα αύριο γεμάτο χειροκροτήματα, κι ορκίζονται πως θα είναι ενωμένες πάντα. Τα χρόνια περνούν κι αυτές προχωρούν πάντα μαζί, αγαπημένες…

This course is suitable for students with a B2 level or higher.
The course dates are: 21 April, 5 & 19 May, 2, 16 & 30 June.