The Scorpion

by Lili Bita

Set for the most part during the Second World War and the civil war that followed in Greece, these stories are not about the politics of the period but about its impact on the lives of ordinary people. This was the most traumatic decade of modern Greek history, and peoples lives concerned with family, marriage, death and private blood feuds, mirrored the larger struggle around the devastation of war and social strife.

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1998