LIFE IN THE TOMB - BOOK
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| Management number | 12213722 | Release Date | 2025/09/19 | List Price | $23.01 | Model Number | 12213722 | ||
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LIFE IN THE TOMB - BOOK
BY STRATIS MYRIVILIS
Life in the Tomb" a war novel written in journal form by a sergeant in the trenches, has been the single most successful and widely read serious work of fiction in Greece since its publication in serial form in 1923-1924, having sold more than 80,000 copies in book form despite its inclusion on the list of censored novels under both the Metaxas regime and the German occupation. Published in nearly a dozen translations, it is the first volume of a trilogy containing "The Mermaid Madonna" and "The Schoolmistress with the Golden Eyes, both of which have been available in a variety of languages. "Life in the Tomb" has moments of great literary beauty and of more than one kind of literary power. In 1917, Myrivilis was twenty-five. "Before I entered the trenches I had not the slightest inkling of life's true worth. From now on, however, I shall savour its moments one by one..." This... truthful fiction... [makes] one see...
-Softcover
1987- Rare
| Category | Books > Fiction Books > Historical Fiction Books |
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| Size | N/A |
| Brand | Bestseller |
| Condition | Good |
Historical Fiction Books
Wrenches
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