Books from Greece
68 popular greek books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Greece.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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A collection of familiar short moral tales.
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Alexander the Great : A Novel by Nikos Kazantzakis EN
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The career of Alexander the Great, from age 15, to his death is portrayed in a very realistic, exciting fashion instead of the usual romanticized version.
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To make this quintessential Greek drama more accessible to the modern reader, this Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition? includes a glossary of difficult terms, a list of vocabulary words, and convenient sidebar notes. By providing these, it is our intention that readers will more fully enjoy the beauty, wisdom, and intent of the play.The curse placed on Oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant translation of Sophocles? classic drama. The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, Antigone is an unconventional heroine who pits her beliefs against the King of Thebe... continue
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At Twilight They Return: A Novel in Ten Tale by Zyranna Zateli EN
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This multigenerational saga is the story of Christoforos, who first weds Petroula, and then Evtha, followed, after her death, by Persa; of his sexually promiscuous son Hesychios and the many bastard children left on the doorstep following the untimely demise of so many would-be daughters-in-law; and of the sisters, brothers, children, and grandchildren who inhabit a household and a history expanding to near-bursting. Rich in symbolism and magical realism, this complex and wondrous family story unfolds nonsequentially in ten interrelated tales. It is a touchstone of contemporary Greek literatur... continue
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Athenian Blues by Pol Koutsakis EN
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Stratos Gazis hates being called a contract killer. What he is, is a conscientious fixer. He fixes problems that are only mentioned in whispers. That very few can fix. Things that people are willing to pay handsomely to get done. But now, in the midst of the Greek economic crisis and political turmoil, during a melancholy winter which makes life in Athens even more unbearable than usual, this assassin with the strict moral code is about to get involved in the most high-profile case of his career. Helped by three childhood friends, he discovers that truth is, as ever, a relative thing.
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Balkan Blues : Geschichten by Petros Markarēs DE
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Commissar Haritos would rather be out on the street with all the other Athenians, celebrating Greece's victory in the European football championships. But he is otherwise engaged. Everywhere he looks, there's something afoot – and even a detective of Haritos' ilk cannot enforce the law everywhere. Most of the characters in these ten stories have to do that themselves – in their own way. They have come from the Balkans in search of a better life: of work, money, a little bit of luck. Hardly any of them dares to dream, however, of finding a new home. Certainly not the ... continue
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Cititorul are aici, in romaneste, o scriere straveche si, prin veacuri, ilustra: Banchetul lui Platon. Tot ce s-a spus despre iubire de la Banchet mai apoi in el isi afla obarsia si intemeierea, cu singura exceptie a iubirii intru Crist. Pe de alta parte, dialogul este una dintre cele mai mari impliniri ale prozei lui Platon, ale scrisului in Grecia veche si ale artei literare in genere. In sfarsit, scrierea, in ciuda aparentei ei transparente, este in multe privinte dificila, atat ca idei cat si ca fond istoric al acestor idei: atat intregul gandirii lui Platon, cu tot ce a precedat-o, cat si... continue
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Exploring motherhood, myth, and "transhumance," Chimera is a stunningly ambitious poetry volume by the award-winning Greek poet Phoebe Giannisi