Greek State Prize 2020 · Shortlist
Οι ρετσίνες του βασιλιά
Oi retsines tou vasilia
Title translated by AI:“The King's Retsinas”
Isidoros Zourgos · 55 when first published
Novel · 456 pages · Family, Migration
AI-generated summary:One autumn afternoon an old man turns up in a Greek village, recognised by some as the one who inspected the works at the tower at the top of the hill; a year of family stories unfolds in a country hit by unemployment.