The Schoolmistress with the Golden Eyes

by Stratis Myrivilis

Description

A war-scarred young man returns home with his inner life drained by what he has survived, only to find that grief, family, and duty cannot restore what has been broken. As the aftermath of the Asia Minor Catastrophe closes in, his world becomes a testing ground for memory and disillusionment—where love and loyalty are strained by political upheaval and the long shadow of violence. Written with Stratis Myrivilis’s lyrical realism and piercing psychological insight, the novel follows a sensitive protagonist as he confronts the illusions people cling to and the moral costs of rebuilding a life from ruins. At once intimate and historical, it explores themes of trauma, identity, and the haunting beauty—and horror—of human endurance.

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The Schoolmistress with the Golden Eyes

Stratis Myrivilis

paperback

Athens : Efstathiadis Group

Published Jan 1, 1981

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Details

First Published

1964

Language

eng

Translation

From: gre

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