The Curse of the Ancient Greeks

<p>The Curse of the Ancient Greeks is a contemporary novel based and inspired by real stories and current events.</p><p>It is the story of a Greek newspaper columnist born in a magical and remote mountainous peninsular stretching out in the Mediterranean hugged by glittering turquoise coasts and dramatic cliffs. At an early age the boy loses his father at a tragic work-related accident which influences the rest of his life. He is shortly after taken to Athens by his mother in search of a better life.</p><p>As an adult he finds himself in the midst of a social and economic crisis in a country facing drastic financial upheavals. His mundane struggle to stay afloat trying to keep his job as a journalist and his troubled family intact brings back memories of his mysterious birthplace and takes his thoughts back to the glorious age of philosophy and logic in ancient Greece.</p><p>Whilst on a vain professional search to discover the source of his country’s recent financial misfortunes he is forced to reevaluate his most intimate relations with his family and friends taking him on a soul-searching and unexpected romantic and philosophical journey.</p>