Thanasēs Valtinos

The Last Varlamis

In settings both rural and urban, and ranging across time from World War II to the present, Thanassis Valtinos contrasts the cheap and popular side of twentieth century Greece with the enduring sense of history of a proud and dignified people. With vivid language and powerful imagery, Valtinos addresses the major dislocations of three generations of Greeks in the face of profound political, social, and cultural change. Disillusioned urbanites and simple farmers alike are affected by the coups and political pressures of contemporary Greece, while at the same time they are moved by the primitive Greece of visions, ghostly apparitions and of saints' shrines in olive groves.

Selected Fiction

Deep Blue Almost Black

In this award-winning novel, Thanassis Valtinos juxtaposes character voices, stories, and news clips to highlight the clash of the past and the present in Greece during a period of unprecedented cultural transformation.

A Novel

Data from the Decade of the Sixties

VARIOS AUTORES

Thanasēs Dēm. Baltinos

A collection of stories set in Greece. The title story is on the burden of memory, August '48 is on the Greek civil war that followed World War II, and Peppers and Flowerpots is a police interview during the 1960s military dictatorship.

Thanasēs Valtinos

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