Maria Mitsora's surreal short stories confront the gaping abyss of time and oblivion lurking in everyday encounters. Her meticulous vision of objects, words and desires remade for an ambiguous world is staged with a searing, primordial intensity, like that flash of light from a steel knife in Albert Camus' The Stranger. -Vangelis Calotychos, Brown University Words have froth, ... Read moreon which we all sail; the ghost of an old friend returns to caress a stray dog; streets are strewn with flowers and razors. Welcome to Maria Mitsora's weird world: her effective metonymies, her passionate allegories, her moving realist turns. One of the best stylists of Greece's underground scene, Mitsora is introduced to the English-speaking public in an excellent translation by Jacob Moe, who treats her work with the diligence of a true fan. Her stories demand this - they win you over quickly, but need your full attention if they are to stay with you. -Dimitris Papanikolaou, Associate Professor of Modern Greek Studies, University of Oxford Show Less