{"product_id":"prisoner-war-story","title":"A Prisoner of War's Story - Stratis Doukas","description":"\u003cp\u003eTranslated by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aiorabooks.com\/2022\/10\/11\/petro-alexiou\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePetro Alexiou\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith an Afterword by \u003cstrong\u003eDimitris Tziovas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmyrna, September 1922: A young Anatolian Greek is taken prisoner at the end of the Greek-Turkish war and marched off into the interior. He recounts his escape and heart-stopping journey through the familiar landscape of his lost homeland, where his ability to pass as a Muslim Turk reveals the common culture shared by the different communities of the crumbling Ottoman empire. A classic tale of survival in a time of nationalist conflict, A Prisoner of War's Story is a beautifully crafted and pithy narrative.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAffirming the common humanity of peoples, it earns its place among Europe's finest anti-war literature of the post-world war I period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘An arresting snapshot of the moment when the iron grid of nation states clanged down on one part of the Balkans. The translation is clean, accurate and a pleasure to read.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaria Margonis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eA Prisoner of War’s Story\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of subtle and effective artistry, a history that captures the reader with ease and stays long within the memory.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin McGrath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Harvard review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Doukas’ s powerful tale taps into the modernist tradition: spare, hard-nosed, and devoid of heroic passions in describing a man’s determination to survive.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTony Maniaty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—The Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable id=\"product-attribute-specs-table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePages\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Pages\"\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publication Date\"\u003e2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publisher\"\u003eΑΙΩΡΑ \/ AIORA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"ISBN\"\u003e9786185369668\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Binding\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Author\"\u003eStratis Doukas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Diavazo Greek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44880741630189,"sku":"prisoner war story","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/7574\/2397\/files\/a-prisoner-of-wars-story-stratis-doukas-7519174.jpg?v=1765463488","url":"https:\/\/checkout.diavazo.co.uk\/products\/prisoner-war-story","provider":"Diavazo Greek Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}