{"product_id":"land-of-aeolia-paperback","title":"Land of Aeolia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIlias Venezis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTherese Sellers\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis present translation brings one of the most beloved works of modern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreek literature to readers of English for the first time in its entirety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLand of Aeolia tells the story of the author's childhood summers in Anatolia before World War I, before the Greek genocide, the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreco-Turkish war, the author's captivity by the Turks, and before the exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey in 1922 that led to the permanent loss of his homeland. It is a testament to the power of literature to evoke that which is irrevocably lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this story of his childhood, half fiction, half truth, Ilias Venezis describes and affirms a world in which the lives of humans, be they smugglers, saints, brigands, farmers, camel drivers or children, are reflected in nature - in her mountains, rivers, trees, eagles, bears, eels, and lizards, and all her manifestations - and therefore share an innate affinity with her mysterious world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784497987872,"sku":"9789607120434","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb4d873d8a3f2740dd138df0d7fb476d.webp?v=1780604705","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/land-of-aeolia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}