The Rage of Small People
November 1824. Can the murder of a 24-year-old military officer change the course of a nation? While the revolution rages in the Peloponnese, dark passions, unspoken loves, and secret ambitions shatter ideals and lead to a civil war that upends everything. The treacherous murder of Panos, the eldest son of Theodoros Kolokotronis—destined to become the governor of the new nation—ignites the rage of the small people. His father takes matters into his own hands and searches for the killer. Along the way, he revisits the past and relives the events of the revolution from a new perspective. Who is the murderer, and how much is Europe involved in the assassination? Why was it unacceptable for the new country to be governed by a Greek, especially one who was a revolutionary? What interests shaped the country's destiny? What roles did Metternich, Napoleon, Tsar Alexander, Lord Byron, as well as Mary Shelley, Beethoven, and the Duchess of Placentia play? The odyssey to uncover Panos's killer—through constant twists and revelations—sheds new light on events and on the contradictory character of his father. How did an ordinary man, made of the usual stuff—desires, vision, doubt, action, love, and fury—become a hero so great that his people believed in him like a god and Europe feared him like the devil?
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The Rage of Small People
November 1824. Can the murder of a 24-year-old military officer change the course of a nation? While the revolution rages in the Peloponnese, dark passions, unspoken loves, and secret ambitions shatter ideals and lead to a civil war that upends everything. The treacherous murder of Panos, the eldest son of Theodoros Kolokotronis—destined to become the governor of the new nation—ignites the rage of the small people. His father takes matters into his own hands and searches for the killer. Along the way, he revisits the past and relives the events of the revolution from a new perspective. Who is the murderer, and how much is Europe involved in the assassination? Why was it unacceptable for the new country to be governed by a Greek, especially one who was a revolutionary? What interests shaped the country's destiny? What roles did Metternich, Napoleon, Tsar Alexander, Lord Byron, as well as Mary Shelley, Beethoven, and the Duchess of Placentia play? The odyssey to uncover Panos's killer—through constant twists and revelations—sheds new light on events and on the contradictory character of his father. How did an ordinary man, made of the usual stuff—desires, vision, doubt, action, love, and fury—become a hero so great that his people believed in him like a god and Europe feared him like the devil?
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The Rage of Small People

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November 1824. Can the murder of a 24-year-old military officer change the course of a nation? While the revolution rages in the Peloponnese, dark passions, unspoken loves, and secret ambitions shatter ideals and lead to a civil war that upends everything. The treacherous murder of Panos, the eldest son of Theodoros Kolokotronis—destined to become the governor of the new nation—ignites the rage of the small people. His father takes matters into his own hands and searches for the killer. Along the way, he revisits the past and relives the events of the revolution from a new perspective. Who is the murderer, and how much is Europe involved in the assassination? Why was it unacceptable for the new country to be governed by a Greek, especially one who was a revolutionary? What interests shaped the country's destiny? What roles did Metternich, Napoleon, Tsar Alexander, Lord Byron, as well as Mary Shelley, Beethoven, and the Duchess of Placentia play? The odyssey to uncover Panos's killer—through constant twists and revelations—sheds new light on events and on the contradictory character of his father. How did an ordinary man, made of the usual stuff—desires, vision, doubt, action, love, and fury—become a hero so great that his people believed in him like a god and Europe feared him like the devil?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789601668734
Publisher: S. Patakis
Publication date: 07/18/2025
Sold by: Bookwire
Format: eBook
Pages: 608
File size: 1 MB
Language: Greek, Modern (1453- )

About the Author

Η Λεία Βιτάλη γεννήθηκε στην Αθήνα και κατάγεται από την Κωνσταντινούπολη. Ως πεζογράφος, θεατρική συγγραφέας, σεναριογράφος αλλά και ως κειµενογράφος, έχει βραβευτεί µε ελληνικά και διεθνή βραβεία. Σπούδασε νοµικά, δηµοσιογραφία και ψυχολογία. Έχει εργαστεί ως δηµοσιογράφος, ραδιοφωνική παραγωγός και κειµενογράφος στη διαφήµιση, ενώ τα τελευταία χρόνια διδάσκει Δηµιουργική Γραφή. Έχει εκδώσει τα µυθιστορήµατα: Άννα Χ., Η κοιλιά της µεταφράστριας, Η τροµοκρατία της µνήµης, Το παραµύθι του µεγάλου φόβου, Ιερή παγίδα και Η οργή των μικρών ανθρώπων. Έχει επίσης εκδώσει δύο συλλογές διηγηµάτων (Η µυρωδιά του µαύρου και Σκοτεινές µητέρες) καθώς και δεκαπέντε θεατρικά έργα, µερικά εκ των οποίων έχουν ανέβει σε σκηνές του εξωτερικού (Λονδίνο, Πολωνία, Κύπρος). Έχει επίσης γράψει σενάρια για τον κινηµατογράφο, για την τηλεόραση και το ραδιόφωνο.
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