Item 0082 (1223) - Letter by M. Vaianos, Th. Keravnos, Μ. Nikolaidis to Cavafy

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GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0082 (1223)

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Letter by M. Vaianos, Th. Keravnos, Μ. Nikolaidis to Cavafy

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  • 26/4/1924 (Creation)

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29.4 x 20 cm

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Marios Vaïanos (1905?-1975) spent his childhood on the island of Chios (Greece) but graduated from secondary school in Piraeus. He was an intellectual and a journalist and, during his youth, he composed poems which he published in various journals. He was also the publisher of journals, including Nea Techni, the first ever journal to publish a special issue dedicated to Cavafy and his work. After the war he founded the “Intellectual Collaboration Agency”, a sui generis literary salon which attracted authors, scholars and artists. The Agency organised an exhibition of Cavafy’s memorabilia in 1964.

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Handwritten letter by M. Vaianos, Th. Keravnos and M. Nikolaidis on behalf of the journal Nea Techni, on the recto of a sheet numbered 107. Cavafy is told that the next issue of the journal will be dedicated to him and his assistance is requested. Reference to an event that appears to have resulted in the dedicated issue as a response to critiques. Rubber stamps of Nea Techni on the recto –one of which is in the top of the page, as a logo-, and the imprint of a rubber stamp with the initials "C.P.C." on the verso. (Athens)

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      Greek

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      Plain paper. Black and blue ink. Physical item wear: oxidations; paper tears in several places.

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      Vaïanos, Marios et al.. “Letter by M. Vaianos, Th. Keravnos, Μ. Nikolaidis to Cavafy”. Letter, 26.04.1924. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0082 (1223), 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-SF003-0082.

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      F120_Φ13

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          For the announcement of the festive issue, see >Δ194.

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