The children of Niobe (novel)

The children of Niobe

First book Cover
Author Tasos Athanasiadis
Original title Τα παιδιά της Νιόβης - The children of Niobe'
Country Greece
Language Greek
Genre Novel
Publisher The Estia Bookstore
Pages 1.694 pp (total of 4 books)
ISBN 978-960-05-0588-7
(1st Book)
ISBN 978-960-05-0589-4
(2nd Book)
ISBN 978-960-05-0668-6
(3rd Book)
ISBN 978-960-05-0669-3
(4th Book)
OCLC 36559754

The children of Niobe is a novel written by Tasos Athanasiadis. In this novel Athanasiadis describes the way Greeks lived in Anatolia by the example of the small community of Salihli. Probably the title is inspired by the myth of Niobe. In 2003 the novel was serialized on Greek television.[1]

Plot summary

In the twelve chapters of the first book, the life just before the Greek occupation in Anatolia is being described.[2]

In the twelve chapters of the second book, the life up to the destruction of İzmir is described.[3]

In the eight chapters of the third book (1st to 8th) and in the seven chapters of the fourth book (9th to 15th) of the novel, the displacement in Greece is being described.[4] [5]

References

  1. Article of enet.gr (in Greek).
  2. Tasos Athanasiadis (1988). The children of Niobe - book 1st' (1st ed.). Athens: The Estia Bookstore. pp. 352 pp. ISBN 978-960-05-0588-7.
  3. Tasos Athanasiadis (1988). The children of Niobe - book 2nd (1st ed.). Athens: The Estia Bookstore. pp. 365 pp. ISBN 978-960-05-0589-4.
  4. Tasos Athanasiadis (1995). The children of Niobe - book 3rd (1st ed.). Athens: The Estia Bookstore. pp. 477 pp. ISBN 978-960-05-0668-6.
  5. Tasos Athanasiadis (1995). The children of Niobe - book 4th (1st ed.). Athens: The Estia Bookstore. pp. 500 pp. ISBN 978-960-05-0669-3.
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