Beschreibung:
Pavlos Kalligas was a Greek jurist, author, statesman, University of Athens professor, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, cabinet minister for Foreign Affairs, Education, Finance and Justice, and chairman of the National Bank of Greece.
Considered the first realistic social novel ever published in Greece, Thanos Vlekas is a witty and ambitious portrayal of the problems in the newly established Greek state after its war of independence (1821-27). The story of two brothers on opposing ends of the ethical spectrum, Thanos Vlekas exposes the problems plaguing the young nation -- brigandage, corruption, bureaucratic inefficiency -- with a frankness unusual for the time.