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Weak Angel (Anishiros aggelos) (2010)
NW EB DLISBN: 9789601639390 bzw. 960163939X, Sprache unbekannt, S. Patakis, S. Patakis, S. Patakis, neu, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
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Saturday night just before Christmas, in the city centre, a policeman shoots a schoolboy. This happened - once upon a time. This is how the story begins. Based on actual events that took place in Athens, Greece, in December 2008, this is a story that could have happened in Paris a few years ago, or in any other big city sometime in the early twenty-first century: years of social tensions and upheaval, marked by uprisings among disenfranchised young people, riots, extreme retaliation by the authorities, and the violent presence of marginalized groups. The novel explores how individual passions shimmer in social conflict and raises such issues as individual responsibility, the right to one's own voice, and how to make that voice heard among other voices in the crowd. This is a novel focusing on individual reactions, offering a narrative which does not aim to become a faithful account of facts for posterity; on the contrary, the often 'unreliable' narration uses real events in ways which could help make sense of each character's point of view, of his or her perception of truth. Manos Kontoleon's gripping novel for teenagers and young adults captivates the minds of more mature readers, too, as he sheds light on a tragic event with a deeply compassionate as well as fearless approach.
Saturday night just before Christmas, in the city centre, a policeman shoots a schoolboy. This happened - once upon a time. This is how the story begins. Based on actual events that took place in Athens, Greece, in December 2008, this is a story that could have happened in Paris a few years ago, or in any other big city sometime in the early twenty-first century: years of social tensions and upheaval, marked by uprisings among disenfranchised young people, riots, extreme retaliation by the authorities, and the violent presence of marginalized groups. The novel explores how individual passions shimmer in social conflict and raises such issues as individual responsibility, the right to one's own voice, and how to make that voice heard among other voices in the crowd. This is a novel focusing on individual reactions, offering a narrative which does not aim to become a faithful account of facts for posterity; on the contrary, the often 'unreliable' narration uses real events in ways which could help make sense of each character's point of view, of his or her perception of truth. Manos Kontoleon's gripping novel for teenagers and young adults captivates the minds of more mature readers, too, as he sheds light on a tragic event with a deeply compassionate as well as fearless approach.
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