Hammer on the Sea
by
Book Details
Language :
English
Publication Date :
1/15/2001
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Format :
Softcover
Dimensions :
5.5x8.5
Page Count :
192
ISBN :
9780595166831
About the Book
“An authentic and vivid portrait of Greece during World War II. Greece is starving, flies crawl over her body, her belly is swollen, her ribs stick out like rosary beads. God has deserted her. All of her prayers are a hammer on the sea.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred)
About the Author
Theodore Vrettos is the author of four novels and two non-fiction books. This first novel, Hammer on the Sea, received wide acclaim in America and Canada, including glowing reviews in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Boston Globe and the Chicago Tribune.