Athens Tales

Übersetzer: Barley, Joshua; Constantine, Helen

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A selection of short stories centred on Athens that portray the wealth and vibrancy of Athens literature and the culture of the city.

Produktdetails

• City Tales
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 132mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9780192858269
• ISBN-10: 0192858262
• Artikelnr.: 73328680

Autorenporträt

Joshua Barley read Classics at Oxford University before moving to Greece on a scholarship from the Academy of Athens to study translation of modern Greek literature. He went on to complete an MA in Modern Greek Studies at King's College, London and currently works as a freelance translator and writer, based in Athens.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Alexandros Papadiamantis: A Dervish Fallen from Grace
2: Emmanouil Roidis: The China Shops
3: Michail Mitsakis: Night Piece
4: Zacharias Papantoniou: Yakoumis's Moment of Glory
5: Petros Pikros: Tatters
6: Lilika Nakou: Chips
7: Dimitris Hatzis: A Song in Athens
8: Menis Koumantareas: Savvas
9: Maria Mitsora: The Euclidean Birds
10: Marios Hakkas: A Break-up
11: Kostas Tachtsis: Athens, my Grandmother
12: Nikos Houliaras: The Prison
13: Sotiris Dimitriou: Valeria
14: Petros Markaris: Green Card
15: Kallia Papadaki: Blind Date
16: Amanda Michalopoulou: I Will Squash You
17: Christos Kythreotis: A Scar on the Arm
18: Kostas Peroulis: In the Museum