The author’s photographic adventure to China resulted in the book EpeKina (a play on the words epekeina, meaning far in Ancient Greek and Kina- modern Greek for China). A plot of images and myths along the fortieth parallel. A multi-faceted book on Chinese fiction, with a personal dimension. Reissued and reformulated, it proves to be topical.
Dimitris Kalokyris was born in 1948 in Rethymno. He studied Modern Greek Philology in Thessaloniki, where he founded the magazine Tram, as well as the homonymous publishing house dedicated to literature and the arts (1971–1987).
In Athens, he published the literary and artistic magazine Chartis (1982–1987).
He served as editor-in-chief and artistic director of the cultural magazine To Tetarto (1985–1987). He has presented collage works, illustrations, and children’s book illustrations in various exhibitions.
In 1996, he was awarded the State Short Story Award for his work The Discovery of the Homeric. He has also authored numerous books.
Our publishing house has published EpeKina, a multi-perspective book on China, as well as his translation of Lucian’s True History, accompanied by collages created specifically for this edition.
“The book of this journey is in no way a photo album or a deck log. It is better read as an interactive online cafe game, a role-playing game with puzzles, tracks and special routes. Pretty much like the faces depicted in its photos”, as the author notes in the Introduction of the book.