After the collective volume The Book of Betrayal (which inaugurated the series 'Októ'), the book A Meal with a Hero is released. Once again, eight authors (Tatiana Averoff, Aristeidis Antonas, Vasilis Gouroyannis, Dimitra Kollyakou, Achilleas Kyriakidis, Alexis Panaselenos, Ilias H. Papadimitrakopoulos, Phaidon Tambakakis) write a short story, this time placing iconic characters from great books at the center of their fiction.
Inviting to a meal heroes from F. Kafka, T. Mann, E. Hemingway, H.L. Borges, T. Fowles, Al. Papadiamantis, and others, the authors of the volume cook up exciting stories of gastronomic bibliophilia. What does the devilishly anxious Gregor Samsa from The Metamorphosis eat? Which kitchen is the ailing Hans Castorp from The Magic Mountain drawn to? What nourishes the poor and lonely Apostolis the Unfortunate from the story 'The Unfortunate' by Papadiamantis?
Strange delicacies, playful temporal twists, and provocative disguises are served to demanding reading companions.
