Giorgos Skampardonis

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• Υπουργός Νύχτας

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  Greek State Prize 2017 · Shortlist

  Υπουργός Νύχτας

  Ypourgos Nychtas

  AITitle translated by AI:“Minister of the Night”

  Giorgos Skampardonis · 63 when first published

  Novel · 395 pages · Satire, Crime, Politics

  AIAI-generated summary:A lone gambler and adventurer climbs a society of broken institutions, from respectable undertaker to gang boss of the night trade, dubbed 'minister of the night', and on into the top ranks of government.

• Όλα βαίνουν καλώς εναντίον μας

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  Greek State Prize 2009 · Shortlist

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  Ola vainoun kalos enantion mas

  AITitle translated by AI:“All Is Going Well Against Us”

  Giorgos Skampardonis · 55 when first published

  Novel · 434 pages · Historical, Love

  AIAI-generated summary:From 1932 to 1940, Markos, a former butcher who is becoming the father of rebetiko, is consumed by a sick, burning love for Zigoala, the wife he married first, who has moved in with a boyhood friend of his.