Something will happen, you'll see / by Christos Ikonomou ; translated from Greek by Karen Emmerich.

By:

Oikonomou, Chrestos, 1970-

Contributor(s):

Emmerich, Karen

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Brooklyn : Archipelago books, 2016.Description: 247 p. ; 18 cmISBN:

9780914671350

Uniform titles:

Short stories. Selections. English

Subject(s):

Greek fiction, Modern -- 21st century -- Translations into English

DDC classification:

889.34

Summary: "Something Will Happen, You'll See" is a heart-wrenching portrait of the struggling inhabitants of working-class neighborhoods in Piraeus, the port city southwest of Athens. Ikonomou's luminous and poignant short stories center around laid-off steelworkers, warehousemen, families, pensioners, and young couples faced with sudden loss and dramatic changes in their daily lives. At the docks, in tenement buildings, and on city streets, Ikonomou's men and women sustain their significant losses on flickers of hope and on their deep faith in humanity. A deeply illuminating examination of human relationships in trying times, Ikonomou's award-winning book has become the literary emblem of the Greek crisis; it is a book so real, humane, and haunting that it will stay with the reader for a long while."-- Provided by the publisher.

List(s) this item appears in: Translated Modern Greek Fiction

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	889.34 OIK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000009153

Total holds: 0

"Something Will Happen, You'll See" is a heart-wrenching portrait of the struggling inhabitants of working-class neighborhoods in Piraeus, the port city southwest of Athens. Ikonomou's luminous and poignant short stories center around laid-off steelworkers, warehousemen, families, pensioners, and young couples faced with sudden loss and dramatic changes in their daily lives. At the docks, in tenement buildings, and on city streets, Ikonomou's men and women sustain their significant losses on flickers of hope and on their deep faith in humanity. A deeply illuminating examination of human relationships in trying times, Ikonomou's award-winning book has become the literary emblem of the Greek crisis; it is a book so real, humane, and haunting that it will stay with the reader for a long while."-- Provided by the publisher.

Translated from Greek.