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'The narrator of the books starts a journey of discovery around the meaning of home, in a diary form, with a trip to Athens in the midst of the economic and social implosion of the country. He fuses fiction, reportage and autobiography in an attempt to illustrate the social collapse of Greece after 2009 and its subsequent lack of creative imagination. The book consists of brief snapshots based on episodes that take place in Athens, ranging from people eating rotten food in garbage bins, to contemporary political discussions at the Greek Parliament and the representation of the struggle of ordinary people to make their liviing. Demons of Athens belongs to the hybrid trans-generic literature which found its best expression in books such as Robert Byron's The Road to Oxiana, Bruce Chatwin's The Songlines and Jonathon Raban's Coasting.' (Publication summary)
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Creative non-fiction.
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Dedication: To Marie Meader, who left so gracefully.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Some Notes on 'The Demon's of Athens'
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Antipodes , no. 63 2017; (p. 119-121)'Beyond its rather unsettling theme, the book reflects my engagement with Earnest Hemingway. His early staccato, succinct, self-ironic style a style that knows of its limitations and boundaries and makes the most by restricting itself to an absolutely essential vocabulary.' (Introduction)
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Karalis Launches Demons in Victoria
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , 27 February 2015;
— Review of The Demons of Athens : Reports from the Great Devastation 2014 single work novel -
Kathryn Koromilas Reviews 'The Demons of Athens' by Vrasidas Karalis
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 370 2015;
— Review of The Demons of Athens : Reports from the Great Devastation 2014 single work novel -
Not the Usual Postcard from Athens
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , 10 December 2014;
— Review of The Demons of Athens : Reports from the Great Devastation 2014 single work novel
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Kathryn Koromilas Reviews 'The Demons of Athens' by Vrasidas Karalis
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 370 2015;
— Review of The Demons of Athens : Reports from the Great Devastation 2014 single work novel -
Karalis Launches Demons in Victoria
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , 27 February 2015;
— Review of The Demons of Athens : Reports from the Great Devastation 2014 single work novel -
Not the Usual Postcard from Athens
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , 10 December 2014;
— Review of The Demons of Athens : Reports from the Great Devastation 2014 single work novel -
Some Notes on 'The Demon's of Athens'
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Antipodes , no. 63 2017; (p. 119-121)'Beyond its rather unsettling theme, the book reflects my engagement with Earnest Hemingway. His early staccato, succinct, self-ironic style a style that knows of its limitations and boundaries and makes the most by restricting itself to an absolutely essential vocabulary.' (Introduction)
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