A thoughtful and intriguing account of a year spent in Athens confronting Greek machismo and modern-day myth-making that captures 'Greekness' and, more specifically, the flavour of Athens with devastating and pithy accuracy.
Athens
by Michael Llewellyn Smith
An excellent and accessible cultural and literary history.
The Greek Myths
by Robert Graves
Two volumes of mythology relating and interpreting the adventures of the main gods and heroes worshipped by the ancient Greeks.
The Colossus of Maroussi
by Henry Miller
Miller's account of his adventures in Athens.
Late Night News
by Petros Markaris
Crime novel set in Athens gives a droll but entertaining look at contemporary Greek life through the eyes of an Athens police inspector.
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