A New Greek Odyssey

About the Book

A young man is taken from Greece to work in Germany as a slave laborer during World War II. He experiences first-hand tribulations and humiliating treatment in war-time Germany, the defeat of Hitler's regime, life as a displaced person in various refugee camps, and eventual immigration to the United States.

The characters portrayed in this historical novel include Jews whose families perished in Nazi concentration camps, a Russian aristocrat working as a chef in Switzerland, an Italian black market businessman working as a waiter, Germans who are decent and generous, American soldiers in occupied Germany and others.

A range of human feelings-fear, humiliation, hunger, hatred, love, sex, compassion, and most of all hope-are dealt with in this novel.

About the Author

The author was born in Greece and lived through the German occupation of his country in the 1940s. After immigrating to the US in the 1950s, he studied history and political science, and thought political science courses in California for over thirty years. He is the co-author and author of textbooks and essays on politics and history.