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On the Unhappiness of Being Greek
Nikos Dimou
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Description for On the Unhappiness of Being Greek
Paperback. Offers a series of 193 mostly brief, often cutting and at times satirical aphorisms about Greece and Greeks. Num Pages: 46 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 4. Weight in Grams: 72.
If Noam Chomsky and Gore Vidal have a Greek analogue, it is Nikos Dimou, one of the most fertile minds of his generation. This book is a series of 193 mostly brief, often cutting and at times satirical aphorisms about Greece and Greeks. In the postscript, Dimou writes: I have tried, simply, to articulate my observations in such a way so that serious people will find them to be serious, while less serious ones will find them less serious. I am now tortured by the possibility that the exact opposite will occur. First published in 1975, this book has been ... Read more
If Noam Chomsky and Gore Vidal have a Greek analogue, it is Nikos Dimou, one of the most fertile minds of his generation. This book is a series of 193 mostly brief, often cutting and at times satirical aphorisms about Greece and Greeks. In the postscript, Dimou writes: I have tried, simply, to articulate my observations in such a way so that serious people will find them to be serious, while less serious ones will find them less serious. I am now tortured by the possibility that the exact opposite will occur. First published in 1975, this book has been ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
46
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
58
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780992952
SKU
V9781780992952
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Ref
99-22
About Nikos Dimou
Nikos Dimou is Greek, has published 61 books that have sold about half a million copies in Greece. He is multiligual (mother tongue French, American School, German University) and has studied philosophy, French and English literature. More about the author at http://www.ndimou.gr/bio_en.asp
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