Allan Krokkos arrives in a remote insular town in southern Greece.He encountres a group of jaded ex pats at odds with the locals who in turn are at odds with themselves.The popular culture of early1990s Greece sets the scene as the lives of every day rural folk and exraordinary expats interweave with Greek politics , pop music , films from the golden age of greek cinema,orthodox rituals and holy days in this humourous,soulsearching novel about culture clashes,searching,acceptance and rejection
A group of jaded ex pats at odds with themselves clash with locals at odds with each other in a remote insular greek town. The towns dramas,dilemmas and secrets slowly unfold as daily life interweaves with politics, orthodox ritual and popular culture in the Greece of the early nineteen nineties
As deafness, illness, and demonic forces close in around him, Ludwig van Beethoven must summon his faith and genius to complete the Missa Solemnis—a sacred masterpiece he believes could bring divine light into a darkening world.
