Cypria [electronic resource] : : A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean
Alex Christofi2024
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A WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
"A brilliant exploration of Cyprus's long history of cultural resilience.
Superbly composed." -- Guardian
"Poetic...Compelling" -- New Statesman
One of National Geographic's Summer Reads 2024
Think of a place where you can stand at the intersection of Christian and Arab
cultures, at the crossroads of the British, Ottoman, Byzantine, Roman and
Egyptian empires; a place marked by the struggle between fascism and communism
and where the capital city is divided in half as a result of bloody conflict;
where the ancient olive trees of Homer's time exist alongside the undersea
cables which link up the world's internet.
In Cypria , named after a lost Cypriot epic which was the prequel to The Odyssey
, British Cypriot writer Alex Christofi writes a deeply personal, lyrical
history of the island of Cyprus, from the era of goddesses and mythical beasts
to the present day.
This sprawling, evocative and poetic book begins with the legen...
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Author:
Alex Christofi, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (352 pages)
Audience:
General / adult
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781399401852
Language:
English
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BRN:
524771
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