One of the best ways to learn Greek is to immerse yourself in the language. When it comes to learning the modern Greek language, avoid limiting yourself to classical Greek literature.
Here is a list of the best Greek books of modern Greek literature that will inspire you to learn Greek or improve your Greek skills. You can order these books in Greek (reaching B1 level is essential) but you can find some of them translated in your native language.

Greek Literature and Modern Greek Authors
Best Greek Books:
- ฮคฮฟ ฮฟฯฮนฮถฯฮฝฯฮนฮฟ ฯฯฮฟฯ ฮบฮฑฮน ฮฌฮปฮปฮตฯ ฮฑฯฯฯฮนฮบฮตฯ ฮนฯฯฮฟฯฮฏฮตฯ โ ฮฯฮณฯฯฮทฯ ฮงฮนฯฮฝฮทฯ
- ฮคฮฟ ฮบฮฑฯฮปฮฌฮฝฮน ฯฮทฯ ฮฒฮนฯฯฮฏฮฝฮฑฯ โ ฮฮปฮบฮท ฮฮญฮท
- ฮ ฮผฯฮฒ ฮฟฮผฯฯฮญฮปฮฑ โ ฮฮปฮบฮท ฮฮญฮท
- ฮฮฝฮฑ ฯฮฑฮนฮดฮฏ ฮผฮตฯฯฮฌฮตฮน ฯโ ฮฌฯฯฯฮฑ โ ฮฮตฮฝฮญฮปฮฑฮฟฯ ฮฮฟฯ ฮฝฯฮญฮผฮทฯ
- H ฯฯฮฝฮนฯฯฮฑ โ ฮฮปฮญฮพฮฑฮฝฮดฯฮฟฯ ฮ ฮฑฯฮฑฮดฮนฮฑฮผฮฌฮฝฯฮทฯ
- ฮคฮฟ ฮฑฮผฮฌฯฯฮทฮผฮฑ ฯฮทฯ ฮผฮทฯฯฯฯ ฮผฮฟฯ – ฮฮนฯฯฮณฮฟฯ ฮฮนฮถฯ ฮทฮฝฯฯ
- ฮ ฮฌฯฮนฯฯฮฑ ฮฯฮฌฮฝฮฝฮฑ โ ฮฮผฮผฮฑฮฝฮฟฯ ฮฎฮป ฮกฮฟฮฮดฮทฯ

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Marialena Perpiraki is a journalist and writer from Athens, Greece. In 2020, she founded Helinika as a cross-media platform.
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