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Ο Τζίμης στην Κυψέλη

Author: CHristos A. CHomenidis

X.A. Chomenidis draws direct inspiration from the present. He writes an -almost- realistic novel set in Athens in 2021, touching on what moves us, affects us, and frightens us.

Its main character, Jim...

X.A. Chomenidis draws direct inspiration from the present. He writes an -almost- realistic novel set in Athens in 2021, touching on what moves us, affects us, and frightens us.

Its main character, Jim Papidakis, a child of the 60s and 70s, son of a concierge, adopted by an old star of the National Theatre, finds himself -on the verge of sixty- one step away...

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  • Release 9/2021
  • Pages Pages 368
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Publisher Publisher Patakis
Genre: Prose

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    2/5 only because it takes place in Kypselara!
    Otherwise, the writing is very superficial and for the most part, the book barely holds the reader's interest.
    I had read Niki and was tempted to get a book by the same author. Some things that had struck me there were confirmed in this book. Niki had a very good story behind it that saved the situation. In this book, the only thing that existed was Kypseli.

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    One star and very disappointed.

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    2/2 failure, I don't want to see any article on the internet either!

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    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it relatively interesting?
    • I liked the writing style in some parts
    • I might read a book by the same author
    • I would not recommend it for reading
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • Paper quality
    • Was it relatively easy to read?
    • It was not interesting
    • I would not recommend it for reading
  • Favorite author Mr. Chomenidis, and I liked this very much. One of the best I have read in recent years

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  • 2/5 only because it takes place in Kypselara!
    Otherwise, the writing is very superficial and for the most part, the book barely holds the reader's interest.
    I had read Niki and was tempted to get a book by the same author. Some things that had struck me there were confirmed in this book. Niki had a very good story behind it that saved the situation. In this book, the only thing that existed was Kypseli.

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X.A. Chomenidis draws direct inspiration from the present. He writes an -almost- realistic novel set in Athens in 2021, touching on what moves us, affects us, and frightens us.

Its main character, Jim Papidakis, a child of the 60s and 70s, son of a concierge, adopted by an old star of the National Theatre, finds himself -on the verge of sixty- one step away from fulfilling his great dream: to become the first and best theatrical entrepreneur in Greece.

The theater he has inherited on Fokionos Negri, which -for almost forty years- produced third-rate performances, cheap farces, and disastrous revues, is to become the navel of theatrical Athens. Jim has made excellent use of the pandemic. During the quarantine, he has renovated his theater from the ground up.

He has generously signed on the crème de la crème of actors, writers, directors, musicians... All those who, under normal circumstances, would have snubbed him, deeming him a lesser heir of a glorious name. The show he is preparing, "The Downy Mildew," has all the qualifications to triumph.

Jim is in a state of hyperstimulation. He yearns not for commercial gain but for existential vindication. Jim Papidakis, with his flamboyance, expensive suits, and aristocratic gestures, is a character of the street. At the same time, he is a bit detached, like all of us. Inside him lives his childhood self and his deceased. He converses with them, answering to them. And yet he insists that he despises nostalgia.

One breath away from his triumph, due to a chance encounter with a desperate, ruthless man, Jim Papidakis will be destroyed. He will be crushed by the new reality of social media, fake news, and character assassinations.

Totally confused and innocent, unable to defend himself, he will become prey to a frenzied mob that delights in tearing him apart. A crowd boiling between pity and rage. Jim Papidakis is an analog man in a digital universe. In his person, the coming generations take bloody revenge on the previous ones.

No one close to him can protect Jim. Not even his nineteen-year-old daughter, who belongs to the future. Not even Kypseli, which is changing at dizzying speed and transforming from his homeland into a strange place for him. Jim in Kypseli is the requiem of those who unknowingly remain behind in a rapidly changing world.

The plea on the terrible stage of a good man who is simply surpassed by his time.

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Author
CHristos A. CHomenidis
Publisher
Patakis
Publishers
Patakis
Type
Prose
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
368
Release Date
9/2021
Publication Date
2021
Dimensions
14x21 cm
ISBN-13
9789601698014

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Reviews (8)

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  • Paper quality
  • Was it easy to read?
  • I liked the writing style in some parts
  • I might read a book by the same author
  • It was not interesting
  • I would not recommend it for reading
  • Favorite author Mr. Chomenidis, and I liked this very much. One of the best I have read in recent years

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it interesting enough?
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • I would recommend it for reading
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    2/5 only because it takes place in Kypselara!
    Otherwise, the writing is very superficial and for the most part, the book barely holds the reader's interest.
    I had read Niki and was tempted to get a book by the same author. Some things that had struck me there were confirmed in this book. Niki had a very good story behind it that saved the situation. In this book, the only thing that existed was Kypseli.

    Translated from Greek ·
    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • I did not like the writing style
    • I would not recommend it for reading
    • It was not interesting
    • I would not read a book by the same author
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    1 out of 2 members found this review helpful

    One star and very disappointed.

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    2/2 failure, I don't want to see any article on the internet either!

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    • Paper quality
    • Was it easy to read?
    • Was it relatively interesting?
    • I liked the writing style in some parts
    • I might read a book by the same author
    • I would not recommend it for reading
    • I liked the writing style
    • I would read a book by the same author
    • Paper quality
    • Was it relatively easy to read?
    • It was not interesting
    • I would not recommend it for reading
  • Favorite author Mr. Chomenidis, and I liked this very much. One of the best I have read in recent years

    Translated from Greek ·
    0
  • 2/5 only because it takes place in Kypselara!
    Otherwise, the writing is very superficial and for the most part, the book barely holds the reader's interest.
    I had read Niki and was tempted to get a book by the same author. Some things that had struck me there were confirmed in this book. Niki had a very good story behind it that saved the situation. In this book, the only thing that existed was Kypseli.

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  • One star and very disappointed.

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  • 2/2 failure, I don't want to see any article on the internet either!

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