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GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF001-0001 (1642)
Title
"Absence"
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- 8/10/1898 (Creation)
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33 x 20.5 cm
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Handwritten English translation of the poem "Absence" by John Cavafy on one side of a ruled sheet. Blank verso. Date indication at bottom left.
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English
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Writing in pencil. Watermark: Southern Cross Fine Quality. Physical item wear: oxidations, holes, tears.
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Publication note
"If Indeed He Died" >Α171
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Cavafy, John Constantine. “Absence”. Poem (translation), 08.10.1898. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S04-F12-SF001-0001 (1642), 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-SF01-S04-F12-SF001-0001.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
Φάκελος Παπουτσάκη_2
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- Cavafy, John Constantine (Authority)
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The poem "Absence" is an early version of the poem "If Indeed He Died".