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 Greece A Traveler's Literary Companion edited by Artemis LeontisFrom the Traveler's Literary Companions series. Discover Greece - a country that has inspired centuries of travel -- through its best modern writers. Against a superb landscape of islands, rocks, caves, villages, windmills, vineyards, cities, ports, beaches, and ruins, all bathed in the rich light of the Mediterranean, these twenty-four stories draw from the long oral and written evolution of the Greek literary tradition. Incorporating myths, the meditative tranquillity of the region, and a past full of struggle and civil war, these stories are arranged by geographical region for the traveler and provide an enriching odyssey through the Greek landscape and mind. "A first-rate collection. . . . Showcasing the work of such well-known modern writers as (Nobel Prize-winners) Odysseus Elytis, and George Seferis, Nikos Kazantzakis, and Vassilis Vassilikos. . . . The fifth volume in a valuable series." --Kirkus Reviews Contributors include: - Elli Alexiou - Melpo Axioti - Odysseus Elytis - Michel Faïs - Eugenia Fakinou - Rhea Galanaki - Marios Hakkas - Dimitris Hatzis - Nikos Kazantzakis - Margarita Karapanou - Alexandra Papadopoulou - George Seferis - Vassilis Vassilikos - Ilias Venezis - Leonidas Zenakos - Yiorgos Chouliaras - Georgios Drosinis - Yorgos Ioannou - Christoforos Milionis - Kostas Ouranis - Thanassis Valtinos - Eva Vlami - Manolis Xexakis
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WZ3049 Greece A Traveler's Literary Companion $14.95
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