Greek State Prize 2021 · Shortlist
Θηριόμορφοι
Thiriomorfoi
Title translated by AI:“Beast-Shaped”
Elena Maroutsou · 53 when first published
Novel · 224 pages · Love, War, Coming of age
AI-generated summary:In a Kraków hotel, a Greek literature professor grieving his wife meets an enigmatic young Italian actress, and their chance encounter unspools stories leading back to a mansion on Chios and a convent in Syracuse.