Loxandra

by Maria Iordanidou

 

LOXANDRA

FICTION-HISTORICAL DRAMA SERIES

The series travels us to CONSTANTINOPLE in the beginnings of 19th century. DIMITROS speaks with his Director which prompts him to married again. The same evening he decides to find a spouse. Thus it asks from matchmaker KONA ANNIKA to help him. She recommends LOXANDRA and after his acquaintance they decide they are wedded In the house of LOXANDRAS package their dowry while her things are transported in the MAKROHORI. The marriage takes place and our narrator tries to speak about the surprises of the fate.

 

There are not enough stars for this absolutely lovely tv-series and its sequel, "Vacations in the Caucasus". I fear, however, that no translation can do justice to the original, since much of its charm is in the vocabulary, dialect and the phraseology of the period.

In "Loxandra", Maria Iordanidou, then in her sixties, wrote a brilliant, loving portrait of her grandmother and ordinary life of a well to-do Greek family in Constantinoupolis of the late 1800s-early 1900s, a world gone forever. Historical events intrude in the background -revolutions, palace coups, massacres, and the great upheavals of WW1 in which Greeks saw their wildest hopes fulfilled, then dashed: for a brief time Constantinoupolis itself was regained, then lost along with all Asia Minor. Through troubles great and small, Loxandra's simple optimism, belief in her Madonna, and love of life carries her family past every difficulty - be it a sumptuous dinner for Easter or secretly giving away her savings to help persecuted Armenians. In the modern impersonal life it is heart warming to learn of a time and place where all neighbors were friends, where they could cook in each other's kitchens or take shelter in each other's cellars, and make us wish we all had a Loxandra in the family.
In the sequel (which is the first in an autobiographical series) the author (using the pseudonym Anna, and only 14 at the time) goes on vacation to her uncle's house in Batoumi, Georgia, and is trapped there by the oputbreak of the war. Cut off from everyone, "...Anna discovered a very strange thing - she was swallowed by Russia." She spends the next 5 years surviving the war, the revolution and the civil war by her wits and the incredible good heart of the ordinary Russians whom she meets, literally an innocent abroad. Eventually, penniless and desparate, she makes it back to her home in Constantinoupolis to find that not only has the world she left changed beyond recognition, but so has she.
The greek reader will not find a better pair of books to enjoy and re-read many times. This translation may help in the decision to pursue or improve the reader's knowledge of the language.

 

….TO BE CONTINUED..... ON YOUR SCREEN…..

RARE COLLECTIBLE SET 15 DVD

 

THIS IS THE COMPLETE 30 EPISODES  TV SERIES

OF THE GREEK TV 1980

15 DVD DISC

30 EPISODES COMPLETE

NEW – UN PLAYED- UNCUT

VERY HARD TO FIND ALL EPISODES

800 MIN RUN TIME   

 

VERY HARD TO FIND ALL EPISODES

800 MIN RUN TIME 

 

 

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO HAVE A LOOK AT ALL MY OTHER RARE GREEK TV SERIES AND DOCUMENTARIES and 

SECTION
”We ship any Book Worldwide “

*******

 KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY

IS A MATTER OF CHOICE!!

***** 

 

Sellers are not responsible for delivery time.

This information is provided by the carrier and excludes weekends and bank holidays.

Note that delivery times may vary,

particularly during peak periods.

 

 

THIS IS A GLOBAL OFFER FOR FLAT RATE.

SO BESIDE THE LOW PRICES PLEASE

TAKE YOUR CHANCE FOR A COMPLETE AND MOST ECONOMICAL OFFER.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS AN ORIGINAL BRAND NEW HIGH QUALITY

15 DVD set,

COLLECTIBLE AND UNCUT EDITION,

IN A PROMO POCKET SLEEVE

PACKING CONDITION.

PROMO DVDS/CDS ARE SOLD LEGALLY

WITH NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

IN LIMITED EDITIONS. 

BRAND NEW

 

DON'T MISS  

THIS MASTER PIECE BOX SET

 

For any question do not hesitate

to ask  by e-mail

 

SHIPMENTS DEPARTURE:

TWO BUSINESS DAYS

AFTER PAYMENTS RECEIPT.

 

Please kindly inform me

about your payment method,

two days after the auction closes.

 

PAYMENTS:

1. PAY PAL

(recommended for faster and safer payment ),

2.PERSONAL OR BANK CHEQUES

3. Bank money transfer through IBAN-SWIFT CODE ,

FOR ANY OTHER WAY OF PAYMENT PLEASE CONDUCT ME FIRST.

SHIPPING: flat rate 6.50 Euros worldwide.

 

*********** 

DEAR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS

PLEASE

TAKE UNDER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION

NOT ONLY THE

ITEMS PRICES

BUT THE WORLDWIDE TRANSPORTATION FEES AS WELL

WHICH ARE

ONLY 4.80 GBP

OR  6.50 EUR 

OR 9.90 USD

AND THAT IS ALL.!!!,

NO EXTRAS,

NO SURCHARGES

NO MATTER HOW MANY THE ITEMS ARE.

 

THIS IS A GLOBAL OFFER FOR FLAT RATE.

 

SO BESIDE THE LOW PRICES

PLEASE

TAKE YOUR CHANCE

FOR A COMPLETE AND MOST ECONOMICAL OFFER.

 

THANK YOU.

 

P.S.

IT’S NO NEED TO COMBINE ITEMS

WITH THE FLAT RATE

ROUND THE GLOBE

 

YOU DO NOT PAY ANYTHING MORE

AS ADDITIONAL CHARGE!!

YOU PAY ONLY WHAT YOU SEE IN EVERY AUCTION

NOTHING MORE NO MATTER

HOW MANY ITEMS YOU PURCHASE!!

 

TO BUY CHEAP IS

NOT

ALWAYS A WISE CHOICE