"By turns moving and scathingly satirical . . . Vassilikos has been so rarely translated into English; one can only hope this complex, multilayered novel will change that."-Mary Park, "The New York Times Book Review"
A brilliant work of the imagination as well as an inspiring commentary on writing, the story follows a biographer's investigation into the life and works of a famous, yet highly mysterious, deceased Greek writer, Glafkos Thrassakis. At the crossroads where magic realism and political fiction meet, Vassilis Vassilikos's buoyant literary imagination successfully defies ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Trade Paperback
Binding: S Paperback
Publisher: Seven Stories Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781583226544ISBN:1583226540
Description: Very Good- 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Light creasing, soiling to edges; internally clean. read more
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