4 generations family west crete

This is one of my Greek families from my 4 generations series. This is the family of Manolis who was born in Kato Vouves, a small village outside of Chanea, Crete, in Greece in 1920.  We see him here at home with his daughter Alexandra, his grand daughter Argiri and his great

grandson Orestes.


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Manolis has done many jobs in his life including a shoe repair shop in Pireaus, his main profession until retirement. His passion though has been writing poetry. He has published a book with all his poetry, a large part of it based on the traditional Cretan folk songs “Mantinades“. He is a well known authority in his village and around Chanea and is much admired for the clarity of his mind and the way he can create a poem in an instant depending on what is happening around him. Right now together with the help of his daughter is compiling his second poetry book.

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