{"product_id":"the-book-of-katerina-auguste-corteau","title":"The Book of Katerina - Auguste Corteau","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFINALIST FOR THE EBRD PRIZE FOR LITERATURE, 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTranslated from Greek by Claire Papamichail.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy name is Katerina, and I died by a route dark and lonely, for there was too much in me I could bear no longer. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this acclaimed Greek novel, Auguste Corteau imagines his own mother’s inner life, observing with wit and earthy humour the saga of her extended family’s ups and downs in the city of Thessaloniki over three generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the poverty of the early years through to affluence and aspirations of grandeur, Katerina drags her husband and son into the chaos of her life: sicknesses are hidden, siblings fight for love and attention while feckless husbands and unwanted children are riven through the family story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The Book of Katerina is a gleefully sardonic novel about illness and family, and how we can never quite cure ourselves of either.” - GLEN JAMES BROWN, author of the Portico- and Orwell-shortlisted novel, Ironopolis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.public.gr\/authors\/tsitas-makhs\/B14741\" type=\"button\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\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\"\u003e170\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\"\u003e2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"Publisher\"\u003eParthian Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-th=\"ISBN\"\u003e9781912681266\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\"\u003eAuguste Corteau\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":45186679013613,"sku":"book of katerina","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/7574\/2397\/files\/the-book-of-katerina-auguste-corteau-3116045.jpg?v=1765467851","url":"https:\/\/checkout.diavazo.co.uk\/products\/the-book-of-katerina-auguste-corteau","provider":"Diavazo Greek Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}