| Title:
Eleni
by Nicholas Gage. |
| Description:
This
book is the outstanding reconstruction of the life and death
of Eleni Gatzoyiannis, the mother of the author. He returns
to his native land to investigate how his mother, an ordinary
peasant woman was executed by firing squad above her small
village in northern Greece during the Civil War while trying
to save her children from the communists. One of 158,000
victims, this book is a profoundly moving story of war,
love, revenge and survival. It was the winner of several
awards and also made into a film by Peter Yates which starred
John Malkovich. |
| Author:
The
author is a former investigative reporter and foreign correspondent
for the New York Times. A native of Greece he emigrated
to the United States when he was about ten years old. A
graduate of Boston and Columbia Universities, he is the
author of at least seven books which include: Greek Fire,
Hellas, A Place For Us, Greece: Land Of Light and Bourlotas
Fortune. |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published : First
published 1983. |
Edition:
This
edition 1984. |
| Jacket
Condition: Very
good condition. |
| Book
Condition : Very
good condition with 566 pages. |
| Publisher:
Book
Club Associates, London. |
| ISBN:
No
ISBN but CN number 8563. |
| Size
& Weight: 20.5
cm x 13.5 cm (H x W). 4 cm thick. |
