Thanassis Valtinos: Early Works (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781942281207)

From a master of modernist literature, Thanassis Valtinos, this volume collects two groundbreaking novellas that altered the trajectory of Greek fiction, together with two autobiographical short stories. Here Valtinos maps the fates of his native Peloponnesian villagers through odysseys of departure and historical upheaval. Set in the early twentieth century, The Book of Andreas Kordopatis records the repeated attempts of the narrator to emigrate to America. Wrought from a firsthand account, it offers a revelatory view of the struggles of the undocumented in that era. The Descent of the Nine is a civil war drama that details the attrition of nine Communist rebels trapped in government-controlled territory. In "Addiction to Nicotine" the onset of adolescence interfuses with the last stages of the leftist grip on the countryside. "Aistratigos" offers the keenly sketched portrait of a veteran, whose privation, in war and affection, has led to an almost mystical reclusiveness.

Author: Thanassis Valtinos
ISBN-10: 194228120X
ISBN-13: 9781942281207
Publisher: Laertes
Language: English
Published: 01/27/2021
Pages: 163
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.00w x 0.50d