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allegory
Author_Penelope Delta
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cautionary
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fable
fairy tale
forthcoming
Greece
Greek
illustrated
political economy
pre-war
satire
Second World War
WWII
Product details
- ISBN 9781805332107
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 27 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Pushkin Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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What can you do, when nothing can be done? What was once a glorious, thriving kingdom is now a place of despair and dereliction. An aged king and queen cling to the ghosts of memories, to the remnants of their court. Until the young prince and his sister decide they must restore and revive their home as best they can.
For more than a century, A Tale Without a Name has been one of Greece's best-loved stories, combining the timeless rhythms of a fairy tale with a satirical account of a state fallen into chaos. This playful, wise fable is enchanting for readers of any age, as meaningful and moving now as when it was first written.
Penelope S. Delta (1874-1941) was a Greek writer born in Alexandria, Egypt. An author, educationist and philanthropist, and a central figure in Greek cultural life in her time, she could easily have walked out of a novel by E.M. Forster, Marcel Proust or Henry James. Delta wrote several children's books, memoirs and historical works. She took her own life in April 1941, the day the Nazis entered Athens.
Mika Provata-Carlone is a researcher, writer, translator and illustrator. She is interested in lives and stories, real or invented, the Nachleben of the classics, cultural memory, and encounters between people and traditions across space and time. As a child, she took ballet lessons in Delta's home in Kifissia, Athens.
