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Eurydice Street

By Sofka Zinovieff

Eurydice Street Politics & Society

Eurydice Street

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Sofka Zinovieff had fallen in love with Greece as a student, but little suspected that years later she would return for good with an expatriate Greek husband and two young daughters. This book is a wonderfully fresh, funny and inquiring account of her first year as an Athenian. The whole family have to get to grips with their new life and identities: the children start school and tackle a new language, and Sofka's husband, Vassilis, comes home after half a lifetime away. Meanwhile, Sofka resolves to get to know her new city and become a Greek citizen, which turns out to be a process of Byzantine complexity. As the months go by, Sofka's discovers how memories of Athens' past haunt its present in its music, poetry and history. She also learns about the difficult art of catching a taxi, the importance of smoking, the unimportance of time-keeping, and how to get your Christmas piglet cooked at the baker's.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2005-05-30
Publication Date:
2005-05-02
Publisher:
Granta Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1862077509
ISBN13:
9781862077508
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
223 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
24 cm

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