The Ghosts of Smyrna

By Loren Edizel

Aya Katerina, a neighbourhood in Ottoman Smyrna at the end of World War I. Through the eyes of Niko "the Orphan"-his Armenian father was taken away by the soldiers-we see this close world going about its traditional ways. But dark clouds loom in the near distance. We meet Elena, Niko's aunt and talented artist; his idiosyncratic uncle Polycarp, wiser than he pretends; Manolis the Greek doctor who loves her; Naz?m the Turkish journalist who also loves her; Niko's grandmother who holds the family together; and an assortment of neighbours of all backgrounds. As the War draws to a close, all these people await their fates as the Greek armies invade from the west and are fought back by the forces of Ataturk from the east. A story of love under impossible circumstances and a novel about growing up, this is also an account about a people, a neighbourhood, and a legendary city caught up by forces beyond their control. Aya Katerina goes up in smoke. Quiet and understated, colourful and intensely moving, this is a memorial to a charmed city now lost.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1927494222
• ISBN13: 9781927494226
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Tsar Publications
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.7"