A colorful, multifaceted, and unexpected mural of the “junta seven-year period” 1967-1974, an exciting chronicle of a great cultural explosion that was at the same time an unexpected triumph of human creativity over lack of freedom.

Big Bang describes in a novelistic way how dozens of creative trajectories met, launched, and synchronized, shaping a new and at the same time thrilling world that remains forgotten and misunderstood in our collective consciousness. The result of systematic and multidimensional research that combines tools such as historical and political analysis, polyphonic narration, and biographical approach, it persistently challenges stereotypes and demystifies a pivotal period of modern Greek history, shifting our gaze from the regime to society.

How can culture flourish during the “dark” years of the dictatorship? How can an era that has been recorded in our collective consciousness as a “nightmarish cultural winter” have actually been so colorful and bright? How can censorship coexist with creation? How is it possible that we continue to assess this era so wrongly? Why has it been erased from our memory? Ultimately, what do we still carry within us from that time?

Big Bang offers answers to these and many other questions, while at the same time correcting a great historical injustice.
A book that will surprise, perhaps shock, unsettle, be discussed, and inspire.

The years of the dictatorship have entered our collective memory as a time of total gloom and absolute cultural regression. On April 21, 1967, Greek society was put in a "cast." The lights went out, fear spread, and people fell silent … until July 24, 1974. But is that really the case? Not exactly! Contrary to the prevailing political conditions, and to some extent because of them, the "seven-year junta" would prove to be unexpectedly fertile and creative. During the years 1970-1973, Greece experienced a dazzling creative tsunami, a spiritual and cultural Big Bang. The political darkness gave birth to a vibrant, explosive, and above all open and public creativity. Instead of a black hole swallowing up literature and the arts, a bright and bustling universe unfolded before us, where great books were published, bookstores and publishing houses multiplied, timeless records were recorded, groundbreaking films were shot, pioneering theatrical performances were staged, and impressive art exhibitions took place. Those who experienced this blossoming recall it with enthusiasm: "It was magical." But how was such a thing possible? And how did we end up believing exactly the opposite?
Big Bang, 1970-1973 is a multifaceted, colorful, and enchanting mural, a fascinating chronicle of an unexpected spiritual and cultural spring that was also a triumph of human creativity over lack of freedom. The result of extensive and multidimensional research, it combines tools such as historical and political analysis, polyphonic narration, and a biographical approach. Instead of the usual descriptions of the junta, it reveals the unexpected and often paradoxical processes that managed to spiritually fertilize a condition of political authoritarianism. It focuses on the tectonic processes that infused Greek society with vitality and dynamism, shaping its forced coexistence with the dictatorship. An original and subversive reading of a period we often believe we know better than we actually do, Big Bang, 1970-1973 listens to and records the unexpected paths of social and cultural life during the years of the dictatorship.
A book that will surprise, spark discussion, and inspire.

An intellectual and emotional experience at the highest possible level. I am certain it will prove to be one of the most important and influential books in the many years to come.
Stefanos Trachanas

The era was thirsty for books, thirsty for poetry.
Michalis Katsaros

A kind of magic enters our daily life… A colorful breeze of love and companionship, passion and disorder blows.
Konstantinos Tzoumas

It was the best era of Greek discography.
Stelios Elliniadis

All the wonderful things that happened belonged to the era. Only to the era.
Jenny Mastoraki

I took part in something beautiful that was being born and grew up alongside people who had spirit and voice.
Haris Alexiou

No matter how unbelievable it may seem… there was a great flourishing of literature.
Rea Galanaki

Back in that distant '70, whether the junta would give me a passport or not, I would never leave Greece for anything. We had created an exceptional atmosphere at Rodeo.
Dionysis Savvopoulos

It was an amazing era of creativity with each person's personal resistance.
Giorgos Kouroupos

In those difficult anti-parliamentary years, the book in particular was lucky.
Loukas Axelos