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George Seferis

Born

in Urla, Smyrna (then Asia Minor), Turkey

December 13, 1901

Died

September 20, 1971

Genre

Poetry

Influences

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George Seferis, pen name of Georgios Seferiadis,
Greek: Γιώργος Σεφέρης

Awarded the 1963 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his eminent lyrical writing, inspired by a deep feeling for the Hellenic world of culture."
First Greek to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Average rating: 4.27 · 4,031 ratings · 332 reviews · 131 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ποιήματα by George Seferis, Γιώργος Σεφέρης 4.55 avg rating — 614 ratings — published 1950 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Poems by George Seferis, Edmund Keeley (Translator), Philip Sherrard (Translator) 4.35 avg rating — 432 ratings — published 1969 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Έξι νύχτες στην Ακρόπολη by George Seferis, Γιώργος Σεφέρης 3.75 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 1974 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Poems by George Seferis, Edmund Keeley (Translator/Editor), Philip Sherrard (Translator/Editor) 4.54 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 1969 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Μέρες Α΄ by George Seferis, Γιώργος Σεφέρης 4.63 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1975	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Μυθιστόρημα by George Seferis, Γιώργος Σεφέρης 4.61 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1935 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Novel and Other Poems by George Seferis, Roderick Beaton (Translator) 4.38 avg rating — 72 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Poet's Journal: Days of 1945-1951 by George Seferis, Athan Anagnostopoulos (Translator) 4.35 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1974 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Στροφή by George Seferis, Γιώργος Σεφέρης 4.55 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1931	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Μέρες Β΄ by George Seferis, Γιώργος Σεφέρης 4.50 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by George Seferis (?)

“Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of all the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life.”
― Giorgos Seferis

tags: humour, influence

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“My old friend, what are you looking for?
After years abroad you’ve come back
with images you’ve nourished
under foreign skies
far from you own country.’

‘I’m looking for my old garden;
the trees come to my waist
and the hills resemble terraces
yet as a child
I used to play on the grass
under great shadows
and I would run for hours
breathless over the slopes.’

‘My old friend, rest,
you’ll get used to it little by little;
together we will climb
the paths you once knew,
we will sit together
under the plane trees’ dome.
They’ll come back to you little by little,
your garden and your slopes.’

‘I’m looking for my old house,
the tall windows
darkened by ivy;
I’m looking for the ancient column
known to sailors.
How can I get into this coop?
The roof comes to my shoulders
and however far I look
I see men on their knees
as though saying their prayers.’

‘My old friend, don’t you hear me?
You’ll get used to it little by little.
Your house is the one you see
and soon friends and relatives
will come knocking at the door
to welcome you back tenderly.’

‘Why is your voice so distant?
Raise your head a little
so that I understand you.
As you speak you grow
gradually smaller
as though you’re sinking into the ground.’

‘My old friend, stop a moment and think:
you’ll get used to it little by little.
Your nostalgia has created
a non-existent country, with laws
alien to earth and man.’

‘Now I can’t hear a sound.
My last friend has sunk.
Strange how from time to time
they level everything down.
Here a thousand scythe-bearing chariots go past
and mow everything down”
― George Seferis

tags: friends

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“And a soul
if it is to know itself
must look
into its own soul:
the stranger and enemy, we've seen him in the mirror.”
― George Seferis

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