Vassilikos, Vassilis (Vol. 8) | Vassilikos, Vassilis 1933–
Vassilikos, Vassilis 1933–
One of the leading Greek novelists, Vassilikos is best known in this country for Z, a novel of political intrigue set in modern day Greece. Several other of his novels and stories have been translated into English, but in his native country it was The Plant, The Well, The Angel, three parables of love and alienation, that established his reputation and earned him the most prestigious literary award in Greece, The Award of the Group of the 12. He is also a poet and a playwright. (See also CLC, Vol. 4.)
It may give you some idea of the profound symbolic depths plumbed in [The Photographs] by the author of Z when you realize that it is set in the Greek city of Necropolis and the hero's name—are you ready?—is Lazarus. The book is just chockfull of heavy stuff like that, some of it almost as good.
The plot is easily summarized. Lazarus is in love with a girl. Then he turns...
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