Z, 50th Anniversary Edition
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Book Overview
A progressive parliamentary deputy is scheduled to appear at a political rally. Meanwhile, local political bosses plot his assassination. Thugs are recruited to disrupt the rally. Rumors begin to spread. But the forces already set in motion are irresistible. Z is the story of a crime, a time, a place, and people transformed by events. Z was published in Greece in 1966, and banned there one year later. It is based on an actual political assassination in 1963 in Salonika. The victim was Gregory Lambrakis, a socialist legislator and outspoken critic of the government. But Lambrakis's killers could not have anticipated the public response. His funeral became a political event; by the time the cortege reached Athens, 400,000 people were following the coffin in silence. In the nation's capital, the letter Z suddenly appeared on walls, sidewalks, posters--everywhere. Z stands for the Greek verb zei, "he lives."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:160980712X
ISBN13:9781609807122
Release Date:February 2017
Publisher:Seven Stories Press
Length:416 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.0" x 7.9"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
True history, not a comic book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This Historic novel is on the same level as Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's 'Gulag Archipeligo'. It is not a comic book structured to please our sense of mystery. It is a careful reenactment of what happened in Greece and a careful analysis of the underlying cause. It took courage to write this book. The author was under indictment in Greece and his book was banned for one year. It is a challenge to keep Democracy alive even in the home of it's birth. If you are an intellectual light weight, stay away. The Hulk will appeal more to your taste.
Excellent Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Good translation from the original Greek. "Z" is about a political assasination in Greece in 1966. Excellent read!
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