The Apple Falls from the Apple Tree: Stories

by Helen Papanikolas

Book Overview

The title of Helen Papanikolas' second collection of short stories, The Apple Falls from the Apple Tree, is taken from an old Greek proverb and speaks of the new generation's struggle with the vestiges of Greek customs. Gone are the raw, overt emotions of the pioneers, their bold prejudices, and, especially, the haunting black fatalism of funerals. Yet their children retain much of their parents' culture. Although they live far from the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804009945
• ISBN13: 9780804009942
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Swallow Press
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"