The Hour of the Bell

by Harry Mark Petrakis

Overview

Set in 1820 and 1821, "The Hour of the Bell"

recreates the beginnings of the Greek War of

Independence after 400 years of slavery under

the Turkish Empire. From the raids of

mountain guerrillas, to the great sea battles of

small island fleets, to the savage siege and

butchery at Tripolitza, all come vividly alive

in this great historical adventure.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011319020
Publisher:	Harry Mark Petrakis
Publication date:	05/23/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Harry Mark Petrakis is the author of twenty-three books, short-stories, and essays, and has been nominated twice for the National Book Award. His books include the 'A Dream of Kings' (1966), set in Chicago, which was a New York Times bestseller. It was published in twelve foreign editions and was made into a motion picture (1969) starring Anthony Quinn. He has won the O. Henry Award, and received awards from Friends of American Writers, Friends of Literature, and the Society of Midland Authors. He was the Nikos Kazantzakis Chair in Modern Greek Studies at San Francisco State University and the McGuffy Visiting Lecturer at Ohio University. In 2004, the American College of Greece in Athens presented him with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree.

Editorial Reviews

"Petrakis writes as though he had lived through the Greek Revolution."—Publishers Weekly

"A tale of the 1821 Greek War of Independence that will endure as a remarkable literary achievement."—Isaac Bashevis Singer

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