“This is intended as a diary of events, and not of impressions or ideas,” writes Cavafy himself, starting this diary of his first trip to Greece in the summer of 1901.

The meticulous recording of his walks and interactions in Athens (and beyond) at that time makes this rare text a nostalgic postcard, subtly colored with the distinctive style of the Alexandrian.

The encounter with the Attic light of a poet who was accustomed to writing in the dimness of candles...

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]