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The Fratricides

by Nikos Kazantzakis, Nikos Kazantzakes · 1963

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The Fratricides by the Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis recounts the tragic violence that swallowed the Greek countryside in the civil war of the late 1940s. Castello, a village in Epirus is not spared all the death and destruction which culminated during the Holy Week.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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GreeceGreeceMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 254 pages

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