Spiritual Meadow (Paperback)

And now for something completely different . . . from the acclaimed Greek author of the suavely Ovidian Eroticon, this 1974 novel (his first) employs the currently obscure form of the spiritual biography (roughly akin to the saints life) to relate the adventures of Theodore P., a teacher of humanities assigned to a remote Greek island. Addressing his tale to the women in his life (a former and current lover, plus his sister), Theodore tells of being swallowed and regurgitated by a whale, being thrust into reprises of famous battles and acquaintance with eminent military and political figures (not to mention modern poets George Seferis and Yannis Ritsos), and residing in a city totally submerged by a catastrophic flood (though his fellow residents seem unperturbed, and go about their business as usual). A knowledge of Greeces modern and recent history would doubtless enrich the readers understanding. But the amusing mix of dream vision, condensed history, magical realism, and sociopolitical satire keeps us happily bedazzled, and eagerly reading all the same. (Kirkus Reviews)

Covering the first 24 hours of the teaching career of Theodoros P., The Spiritual Meadow is set on the Greek island of Porphyri upon which the central character will witness both his past and future life through a distortion of time and space

General

Imprint:	Dedalus
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2000
Authors:	Yorgi Yatromanolakis
Volume editors:	Andrew Crumey
Translators:	Mary Argyraki
Dimensions:	0 x 0 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-1-873982-44-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions
LSN:	1-873982-44-5
Barcode:	9781873982440

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