Zigzag Through the Bitter-Orange Trees

By Ersi Sotiropoulos

Book Overview

Zigzag through the Bitter-Orange Trees weaves together the stories of four disparate young people in modern Greece: Lia, dying in the hospital from a mysterious virus; her brother Sid, the disaffected wanderer, her only remaining connection to the outside world; Lia's nurse Sotiris, an unstable blend of cowardice and desire; and the twelve-year-old rebel Nina, who dreams to break away from the humdrum life around her. Their four unforgettable voices mingle in a poignant black comedy of isolation and yearning, illusion and vengeance and the hunger for connection. With disarming power, Sotiropoulos portrays the conflicted world of the young-passionate and cynical, beautiful and grotesque.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566569370
• ISBN13: 9781566569378
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.8" x 7.6"