{"product_id":"thanos-vlekas-9780810118171","title":"Thanos Vlekas","description":"Published in 1855 and considered Greece's first realistic social novel, \u003ci\u003eThanos Vlekas\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty and ambitious portrayal of the problems facing the newly established Greek state after its War of Independence. The story of two opposing brothers, it addresses the brigandage, corruption, and bureaucratic bumbling that plagued the newly established Greek state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThanos is a young farmer struggling to improve himself despite the derision of his mother, who considers him incapable of bearing arms for his country. She prefers instead her more \"heroic\" son, the brave and ambitious brigand Tassos, whose courage and resistance to authority embodying the virtues that helped Greece drive out the Turks. While Thanos works his land, his ruthless brother uses the political machinery and wealth gained from robbery and murder to replace the old Ottoman landowners and subjugate the villagers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810118171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.86h x 5.18w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2001 pg. 705\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2001 pg. 1666\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2001 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pavlos Kalligas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302200176821,"sku":"9780810118171","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_35be252d-d133-45d2-a0e9-a1a2a04cde3d.jpg?v=1772552284","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thanos-vlekas-9780810118171","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}