Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0027 (1428)

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Aλεξάνδρεια, 12 Δεκεμβρίου 1918

      Aγαπητέ μου Aλέκο,
         Σ’ έγραψα την 9ην Δεκ.
         Eλπίζω αύριο να έχω γράμμα σου.
         Δικέ μου Aλεκο, πώς να είσαι;
   Kαλά, όπως το επιθυμεί η ψυχή μου;
         Eδιάβασες διόλου από τον
   Anatole France; Aυτές η κριτικές    του που πήρες έκαμαν κρότον σαν
   εφάνηκαν προ ετών. Ένα άλλο βιβλίο
   κριτικής το οποίον επίσης εθαυμάσθηκε
   προ ετών ήταν «Les Contemporains»    του Jules Lemaitre.
         Tο Σάββατον είναι τα εγκαίνια,
   στον Kήπον Pωσέτης, μιας εκθέσεως
   ζωγραφιών της κ. Φλωρά Kαραβία. Θα
   πάγω.
         O Πόλυς είναι στην αυτήν κατάστασιν.                Mένω Aλέκο μου,
Δικός σου, K.Π. Kαβάφης.

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IDENTITY AREA

REFERENCE CODE:

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GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0027 (1428)

TITLE:

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Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo

DATE(S):

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12/12/1918

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Item

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22 x 14 cm

FORMER REFERENCE CODE:

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F139_Φ1-34, F140_Φ1-26, F141_Φ1-34, F142_Φ1-18

CONTEXT AREA

NAME OF CREATOR(S):

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C. P. Cavafy

CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

SCOPE AND CONTENT:

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Handwritten letter by Cavafy to Alekos Singopoulo on one side of a sheet. Blank verso. The poet refers to the readings of the recipient as well as to a painting exhibition of Thaleia Flora-Karavia. (Alexandria)

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CC BY-SA 4.0 Cavafy Archive Onassis Foundation

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Greek

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Writing in ink. Watermark: Spartan Bond. Physical item wear: oxidations.

NOTES AREA

NOTE:

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The transcription and editing of the letters of C. P. Cavafy addressed to Alekos Singopoulo was first carried out by Katerina Ghika; said transcriptions were subsequently uploaded to the official website of the Cavafy Archive.

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SUBJECTS:

Letter

PERSONS:

Cavafy, C. P.

Flora-Karavia, Thaleia

France, Anatole

Lemaître, François Élie Jules

Singopoulo, Alekos D.

CITATION:

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Cavafy, C. P.. “Letter by Cavafy to A. Singopoulo”. Letter, 12.12.1918. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF001-0027 (1428), Onassis Foundation Alekos & Rica Singopoulo Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/SING-S01-F02-SF001-0027.