When the Tree Sings

by Stratis Haviaras

Book Overview

Set in an impoverished Greece at the cruel time of the
German occupation during WWII, When the Tree Sings is a boy's eye view
of war's terrible ways. His parents dead, his paternal home destroyed, the
narrator lives with his aged grandmother. With barely enough to survive on,
they struggle to avoid death, whether by hunger or violence. In short chapters,
the unnamed narrator gives us the life of his village, filled with its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589881680
• ISBN13: 9781589881686
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Paul Dry Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.5" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Poignant & beautifully written

I first read this little book many years ago. It is one you will never forget. It describes the life of a boy in a small Greek village, first under the Nazi occupation, and then during the civil war that follows WWII. The author skillfully includes the hardships of life with the joys; the mysticism of ancient traditions and modern intrusions of technology and warfare. The imagery this book draws up makes it unforgettable.