ΠΕΖΑ (Peza)

(published 1938)

ΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΚΑΡΥΩΤΑΚΗΣ (Kostas Karyotakis) (1896 – 1928)
Language: Greek

Τα πεζά του Καρυωτάκη, 9 ιστορίες, με μια δόση φανταστικού, μια αίσθηση νοσταλγίας, ονειροπόλησης, αλλά και κάποια απαισιοδοξία, μια ένδειξη μιζέριας και κατάθλιψης. Όλα χαρακτηριστικά της Ελληνικής κοινωνίας στην εποχή που γράφτηκαν.

Karyotakis’ Prose, 9 stories, with a dose of fantasy, a sense of nostalgia, daydreaming, but also some pessimism, an indication of misery and depression. All characteristics of the Greek society during the years the stories were written. (Summary by Rapunzelina)

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D.H. Lawrence – Collected Short Stories

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(first published in their present form in 1934)

D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930)
Language: English

David Herbert Richards Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them, Lawrence confronts issues relating to emotional health and vitality, spontaneity, and instinct. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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