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Gail Holst-Warhaft played in Theodorakis’ orchestra in the 1970s, before taking up a literary and artistic career in the USA. A noted translator (into English) of Greek poems and novels, she is also the author of a ground-breaking study of Greek urban music (Road to Rembetika, 1975) and of folk laments: Dangerous Voices: Women’s Laments and Greek Literature (1992/1995). She recently retired as director of the Mediterranean Studies Initiative at Cornell University, where she remains an adjunct professor in Comparative Literature. Recent books include The Fall of Athens (poetry and prose memoir, 2016) and Nisiotika: Music, Dances and Bitter-sweet Songs of the Aegean, 2021. Her translations include Achilles' Fiancée by Alki Zei (1991) and The House with the Scorpions, selected poems of Mikis Theodorakis (2020).
'Through Gail's writings, Theodorakis's contribution to the production of important culture with an enormous impact on people's imagination and on what we call collective memory becomes apparent. […] The book provides, through biographical details and critical analysis, a comprehensive picture of the composer's life abroad, his influences, and his artistic activity. And thus, the complexity of the political dimension of culture is perceived and understood to the extent possible.'Stavros Stavrou KarayanniDean of the School of Humanities, Social and Educational Sciences and Professor of Postcolonial Literatures, European University, Cyprus
