The Dedalus Book of Greek Fantasy

The Dedalus Book of Greek Fantasy, edited by David Connolly / ISBN 9781873982846 / 308-page paperback / brand-new copy but light cover wear as this book was printed in 2004 and shipped around the world For this series, "fantasy" generally equals "the fantastic." *** This is the first collection of Greek short stories of its kind and almost all are translated into English for the first time. Of particular interest are the stories by authors not normally associated with fantastic fiction. Included, for example, are prose works by major twentieth-century Greek poets (Cavafy, Lapathiotis, Leivaditis) and by representatives of the little known but highly influential Greek Surrealist movement (Embirikos, Valaoritis) alongside such established authors as Papadiamantis, Theotokas and Yatromanaolakis. "Winner of the Hellenic Foundation award this week, David Connolly's unique anthology opens a window on two centuries of prose visions from the greatest of modern Greek authors. A tradition kicke