Description
In the summer of 1908, on a remote Greek island at the edge of the decaying Ottoman Empire, Pascali—an informer long paid to spy and report—has spent two decades feeding Constantinople secrets that are never acknowledged and never acted upon. Now, as suspicion tightens and his past begins to surface, he must navigate a web of betrayal, paranoia, and shifting loyalties, all while trying to control the story others believe about him. Barry Unsworth delivers this tale through Pascali’s own unreliable narration, turning political intrigue into a tense study of deception and fear. With a sharp eye for social hypocrisy and the brutal mechanics of power, the novel follows how greed and violence ripple through a small community when empires falter and truth becomes negotiable.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 1989
192 pages
ISBN: 9780140111576
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Details
First Published
1980
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Pascali's Island by Barry Unsworth.