The 13th Labour of Hercules by Yannis Palaiologos
Fully updated with a new 8,000-word epilogue to incorporate the events of 2015; a riveting insider's account of the social, cultural and political forces behind Greece's recent financial crisis and its aftermath.
A granular account of the deep social dysfunctions that lie behind the economic crisis, telling the tale with a reporter's eye for detailPeople at the centre of power networks in Greece are hard to speak to, so it is refreshing to hear their voices -- Paul Mason * Literary Review *
[A] searing account of Greece's nightmare of the past five years * Economist *
[A] searing account of Greece's nightmare of the past five years * Economist *
YANNIS PALAIOLOGOS is a features reporter for Kathimerini newspaper in Athens, Greece. He grew up and went to school in Athens, and studied PPE and post-graduate philosophy at New College, Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846276248 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846276241 |
| Title | The 13th Labour of Hercules |
| Author | Yannis Palaiologos |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2016-07-07 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Paddy Power Political Book Awards 2015 (UK) |
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