| Description |
122 pages ; 21 cm |
| Notes |
"The decade of 1940-1950 is considered by historians as one of the darkest in Greece's history. This is the diarised poetry of Nikolaos, mayor of the village Malamata, who fought in World War II and the Greek Civil War. The collection weaves ancient and modern history, focusing on the Battle of Thermopylae and the Peloponnesian War, which are paralleled to the two recent wars. Through Nikolaos, we experience the sheer horrors of warfare - death and destruction, atrocities against women and children, famine, disease and the brutal 'brother against brother' of the Communist partisan insurgency" -- cover |
| Subject |
Australian poetry -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Poetry.
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| ISBN |
9781740275378 |
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