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- 14/27 January 1908 (Creation)
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22 x 17.6 cm
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Handwritten draft letter by Cavafy to Grigorios Xenopoulos in a bifolio. The last page is blank. This is a reply to a letter he had received on 14 December (1907). References to a recent publication of Xenopoulos, in particular to the short stories "O milimenos enorkos", "I anathrefti", "To marmaradiko". The matter of sales and of the attitude of the public towards Greek books is also mentioned. Cavafy also informs Xenopoulos of his new address on Lepsius street. Cancellations.
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Plain paper. Black ink and pencil.
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Draft letter by C. P. Cavafy to Grigorios Xenopoulos”. Letter (draft), 14/27.01.1908. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0012 (494), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0012.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Xenopoulos, Grigorios (Subject)
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The publication of Xenopoulos mentioned in the letter is most probably the Stories; Third Series, Kollaros, Athens 1907.