Item 0043 (658) - Letter by P. Batistatos to Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0043 (658)

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Letter by P. Batistatos to Cavafy

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  • 18/11/1918 (Creation)

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26 x 20.5 cm

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Batistatos, Panagis

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Panagis Batistatos was born in Athens (Greece) in 1900; he studied Law. His first short story was published in 1916 in the journal Ellin. Another short story of his, “I arrostia kai o thanatos tis Zinas”, narrating the painful experience of the death of his three-year old sister, was included in the anthology Oi neoi diigimatografoi of A. D. Papadimas (1923). Batistatos died in Athens in 1923.

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Onassis Foundation

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Handwritten letter by Panagis Batistatos to Cavafy, in which he expresses his admiration for his work and asks to be sent works and a photograph of him. The letter is written on a letterhead of the Ministry of Ecclesiastic Affairs and Public Education, and is accompanied by Batistatos' visiting card. (Athens)

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      Greek

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      Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations. Watermark: London SuperFine.

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      Batistatos, Panagis. “Letter by P. Batistatos to Cavafy”. Letter, 18.11.1918. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0043 (658), 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-F18-SF003-0043.

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      F71_Φ31-32

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          Batistatos declares his support for Cavafy, referring to the attacks against the poet by George Vrisimitzakis, Michalis Peridis and Rovertos Kampos.

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