Δύο μαύρα πουκάμισα
Μένιος Σακελλαρόπουλος, 2011
★ 3.83 from 153 ratings on Goodreads
A Cretan tale of brotherhood, desire and the bonds that tighten when one person tries to break free. The Cretan air feels warm and lyrical, then tightens into dread as love, loyalty and old codes pull against each other.
Feels like passion, dread and longing. About love, friendship and identity.
Who it’s for
You may like it if you enjoy intense family and friendship bonds set in a vividly drawn Crete, with passion and tension driving the story. Be aware that some readers found the ending abrupt or inconsistent, and the book’s handling of sexism and weapons may put others off.
Why read it
It offers a close look at how love and loyalty can turn dangerous within a tight-knit community, and the Cretan setting gives the drama a strong sense of place.
A page from the book
When loyalty, desire and freedom pull three lives in different directions.
Εκεί κοντά στον Ψηλορείτη, απ’ όπου μπορούσαν να δουν με το καθάριο βλέμμα τους το πέταγμα των σταυραετών και το αντάριασμα τ’ ουρανού, εκεί στα ευλογημένα κι άπαρτα χώματα, ο Μανούσος κι ο Σήφης ένωσαν το αίμα τους για να γίνουν σταυραδέλφια ως τον θάνατο. Μεγάλωσαν σαν αληθινά αδέλφια, μέχρι που μπήκε στη ζωή τους η Μαρκέλλα, ένα σαγηνευτικό πλάσμα με μάτια γαλανά σαν τα βαθιά νερά του πελάγου, που έκανε τις καρδιές ν’ αναστενάζουν σαν τη λύρα που φουντώνει. Οι ζωές τους περιπλέχτηκαν και το πάθος πυρπόλησε την ύπαρξή τους σαν τη δυνατή ρακή που καίει τα σωθικά. Οι φλόγες θέριεψαν μέσα τους και τα όνειρα έγιναν εφιάλτες. Κι όταν η Μαρκέλλα αποφάσισε να ακολουθήσει μόνη της το νήμα της δικής της ύπαρξης, κόβοντας τα δεσμά που την ένωναν με το παρελθόν, το κουβάρι έγινε κόμπος, με εξέλιξη σοκαριστική… What readers say
Readers were moved by the vivid Cretan setting and the tense, emotional story, but some found the ending abrupt or inconsistent and a few objected to the treatment of sexism and weapons.
Μένιος Σακελλαρόπουλος.The supplied passage frames its story in the shadow of Mount Ida, Crete’s highest mountain, also known as Psiloritis.
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Questions readers ask
- Is Δύο μαύρα πουκάμισα for me?
- You may like it if you enjoy intense family and friendship bonds set in a vividly drawn Crete, with passion and tension driving the story. Be aware that some readers found the ending abrupt or inconsistent, and the book’s handling of sexism and weapons may put others off.
- What is Δύο μαύρα πουκάμισα like?
- The Cretan air feels warm and lyrical, then tightens into dread as love, loyalty and old codes pull against each other. Feels like passion, dread and longing. About love, friendship and identity.
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