Item 0005 (2117) - Letter by Cavafy to C. Photiadès

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GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F34-0005 (2117)

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Letter by Cavafy to C. Photiadès

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  • 10/5/1932 (Creation)

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25 x 16 cm

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Cavafy, C. P.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Constantin Photiadès on both sides of a sheet. The poet thanks the author for the despatch of his book on Cagliostro. He praises the work, refers to the effort apparently put in by the the author and quotes short excerpts in French. Accompanied by envelope with the recipient's address in Paris as well as the sender's address on the verso. (Alexandria).

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      Mainly Greek

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      Paper. Writing in ink.

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      Cavafy, C. P.. “Letter by Cavafy to C. Photiadès”. Letter, 10.05.1932. GR-OF CA CA-SF03-F34-0005 (2117), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds (Post-2012 Acquisitions). From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF03-F34-0005.

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          Archivist's note

          The archive also contains a draft of the letter (see item GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F17-SF003-0032).

          Archivist's note

          Cavafy refers to an interview of C. Photiadès to Spryros Melas, published in the newspaper Ethnos in 1928. In this interview Photiadès praises Cavafy's poems.

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