Descrizione
Kasosis the southernmost island of the Dodecanese, lying between Karpathos and Crete. Roughly eleven miles long and four miles wide, Kasos was famed from antiquity asa center of shipbuildingand played a role in the Greek War of Independence. But with the advent of steam, the island’s shipyard closed and its population dwindled. Today some one thousand people remain on the island, living infive small villages full of historic homes and churches.
In 1965, Robert McCabetraversed the stormy seas to Kasos andwas instantly captivated by its rocky, mountainous landscape and sparkling beaches. Through his lens, we encounter the island’s daily life and striking terrain; from itsports, where crowds await the mail’s arrival; to thevillages, where carefree children play in the streets, dancers step to the music of lyres and violins and friends gather for coffee; to themountaintop views of fields, shores, and islandsnestled in the sea. In a stark contrast to the transformation undergone by other Greek islands, many of the scenes depicted in McCabe’s photographs remain almost unchanged today.
The text, by Nikos G. Mastropavlos, a distinguished journalist who grew up on Kasos, brings the photographs to life and sheds light on theisland’s history. Mastropavlos and another essayist of Kasiote ancestry, Marilen Frangoulis Kedros, offer thoughtful reflections on the meaning of the island to its inhabitants and their descendants.
Featuringstunning full-page tritone reproductions of McCabe’s photographs,A Postcard from Kasos, 1965will appeal to all travelers off the beaten track.
Edition: 2022
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