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Athina Kakouri

Αθηνά Κακούρη

Born 1928 · Greece

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    Greek State Prize 2006 · Winner

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    Athina Kakouri · 77 when first published

    Novel · 599 pages · Historical, War

    AI-generated summary:Greece is transformed by the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913, a time of sacrifice and great hopes, and against that backdrop a young woman leaves her untroubled youth behind and comes, through pain, to understand herself.