Selfie and Other Stories
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Short stories examine relationships, loss and encounters between people.
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Cyprus
Nadjarian offers short stories as an entry point and Michaelides a psychological thriller. Montis and Koumi return to colonialism, conflict and the island’s division. Lefteri writes about Syrian refugees; her inclusion reflects Cypriot family roots rather than setting. The selection combines authors connected to Cyprus through birth, descent and diaspora, so it includes English originals clearly identified as such.
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- Selfie and Other StoriesNora Nadjarian
- The Silent PatientAlex Michaelides
- The Beekeeper of AleppoChristy Lefteri
Books to begin with
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The Silent Patient
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A psychotherapist tries to make an artist speak after she falls silent following her husband’s murder.
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
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Beekeeper Nuri and his wife Afra flee war-torn Syria in search of refuge.
Closed Doors: An Answer to Bitter Lemons by Lawrence Durrell
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A Cypriot narrator presents the anticolonial struggle as a response to Durrell’s book.
Original title: Κλειστές πόρτες: Μια απάντηση στα «Πικρολέμονα» του Λώρενς Ντάρελ
EnglishTranslation
Closed Doors: An Answer to Bitter Lemons by Lawrence Durrell
Nostos Books · 2004
Translated by David Roessel and Soterios G. Stavrou
Edition source ↗Ledra Street
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Short stories evoke everyday life, divisions and unexpected events in Cyprus.
The Cypriot
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A love story crossing religious boundaries moves through the conflict and division of Cyprus.
The Maidens
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A therapist investigates a Cambridge murder, suspecting a professor and his circle of female students.
The Fury
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A film star’s friends gather on a Greek island where a murder unleashes suspicion.
Context and sources
Sources on authors and their connections to this country. Specific edition details appear beside each book. Polish and English originals are not labelled as translations.
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