Ioanna Karystiani, with the orality of her narrative and the poignant life cores she chooses, leads us on a journey of self-discovery through the laughter, sarcasm, and tears of her characters. Writing, if not faithfully recording, lives and stories, she recreates faces we see every day, faces we cannot or cannot bear to see.

And these images, these faces come to life, speak, confess, tell stories that unfold skillfully to envelop us in their magic. (Peppi Rigopoulou)

The archaeologist who loves the small and humble, the admirer of aviators, the faithful and unwavering visionary of the revolution, broken and heart-wrenching people draw us into their low-toned despair. The solutions they offer are familiar: a child, the Party, technology, art, dreams, the dreams... They are ours, people we can embrace and cry with. (GIORGOS PAULAKIS)