The Kleon Paraschos collection came to the Foundation in 2015. It consists of approximately 1,800 books and 400 periodicals, primarily of literary interest. A small number of items related to history, social sciences, geography, natural sciences, law, and psychology are also included. Most of the publications are in Greek, though there are also several works in French. The collection is accompanied by his personal archive.
The library of author and literary critic Kleon Paraschos
Content
Number of items: 2,114
Biography
Kleon Paraschos (1894-1964) was a writer, translator, and literary critic. He was born in Pyrgos, Bulgaria, spent his childhood in Varna, and in 1906 moved with his family to Athens. He began his studies in economics in Switzerland, returned to Athens without graduating, and enrolled in the Law School of the University of Athens, though he did not complete those studies either. He worked primarily as a journalist. He made his literary debut at the age of eighteen by publishing poems and translations in literary magazines. He published poetry collections, autobiographical texts, chronicles, essays, travel writings, and books on literary theory and criticism, and was also involved in literary translation. His writings were influenced by the intellectual movements of French symbolism, neo-romanticism, and aestheticism.