Κυμύλη ή η νήσος των δυνατοτήτων

Kymili is an island somewhere in the central Aegean, a lovely small destination and an eccentric exception: the only island in the region where a dense forest, watered by ever-flowing streams, grows amid the general dryness, protected by UNESCO. Instead of a model of 'Greekness' or a carefree holiday spot, its name has appeared over the centuries as a token of utopian aims at critical moments of the Western world, from the Renaissance to the English Civil War and from the French Revolution to the American 1960s. The narrator, a man struggling with his anxieties and hopes, introduces these forgotten texts and events while guiding the reader through today's Kymili, now claimed for innovative growth, work and retreat.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

272 pages in the original

Genres

Satire, Politics (assigned by AI)

Set in

Greece

First published

2024 by Εστία

ISBN

9789600519280 (original)