Portraying the conflicted world of the young, passionate and cynical.

The Best Things to See and do in Patras, the birthplace of a famous Greek writer? The New Archaeological Museum of Patras, is home to several collections that display the history of Patras and the wider region. You don’t feel like playing the tourist, head to the Turkish Baths (an establishment that was first founded in the 15th century). Here, waiting for you a tranquil haven to relax, open to men and women. Maybe you wish to spend a night out? Head to pedestrian Riga Fereou street. It’s one of the top place to sample the local vibe. You can try the Bocas Bar, https://el-gr.facebook.com/Bocasbarbeerwine where beer and wine are the specialty.

ERSI SOTIROPOULOS, born in 1954 in Patras, is a Greek writer who has studied in Italy (in Florence and Rome since the 80s, has published successful novels (translated into English, German, Spanish, Italian and French), between which is a very engaging one: Zigzag through bitter orange trees. It’s a bookwas first published in Greece, where it was acclaimed as “the best novel of the decade”, becaming the first novel to win both the Greek State Prize for Literature and the Book Critics’ Award.

Reading this novel set in the late nineties, you will discover that, during a hot Greek summer, the stories of four special characters are intertwined, all moved by a single desire: to change their lives. Among them, you will know Lia, a girl with a strange virus who lives in a hospital in Athens, surrounded by orange trees. His only contact with the outside world is his brother, an ungracious boy. You will also know the girl’s worst enemy, Sotiris, a nurse who never misses an opportunity to mistreat her. Nina is the fourth character. She is a rebellious girl, who dreams of escaping from the fishing village where she spends the summer.

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