The Daughter by Pavlos Matesis obtains rave reviews in the press
Read some extracts here:
This is one of the best books on occupation that I have ever read, as vital and vivid as Suite Francaise, and in its presentation of a young adolescent girl struggling under impossibly deprived conditions, it bears comparison with Anne Frank. I loved Raraou, and I loved Pavlos Matesis for creating her - The Guardian, 10 July 2010
A great novel. Only a master of the art could have written this book, for which we should all give thanks. I certainly do. - Alan Sillitoe
Stark, unsparing but hilarious . . . a remarkable work of contemporary Greek fiction. - Vivienne Nilan, Athens Plus weekly supplement to Kathimerini/International Herald Tribune
Praise for the original edition, published in 2002:
Its bitterly eloquent first-person narrative of a provincial childhood in the shadow of war should open the misty eyes of Captain Corelli followers. - Boyd Tonkin, Independent
It resonates powerfully with its revelations of a child\'s awakening to adult pathology, and the crushing of those on the sidelines of great conflicts. - Maya Jaggi, TLS
Intelligently grapples with themes of memory and betrayal, providing a welcome antidote to the sentimentality of Captain Corelli\'s Mandolin - New Statesman
Like Faulkner in The Sound and the Fury, Matesis gives voice to the humble in spirit. A work of great power. - Le Monde
The most talented Greek writer today - Corriere della Sera
All the brutality and horror of ordinary life under the boot-heels of the Nazi regime, but with such lyricism and lightness of touch. - The Age, Sydney
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