Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Faceless
by Katerina Malakate
Description
During a fight with his mother, 23 year old Dionysis shoots himself. Half his face is damaged. Without a nose, mouth, cheeks, he has trouble eating and speaking, and he survives in the shadow of his parents. For a long time he lives on social media, until a doctor proposes a treatment: face transplant. Can a stranger’s face give you back your life?
A unique novel that talks about bioethics, love, family, and relationships in the digital age.
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Author Biography
Katerina Malakate, born in 1978, is a pharmacist. Since 2009 she runs the book blog www.diavazontas.blogspot.com, and she is the co-owner of the book café Booktalks. This is her third novel.
Metaichmio Publications S.A.
Metaichmio was founded in 1993 and today is one of the most important and leading publishing companies in Greece, specializing in translated and Greek fiction, as well as in children’s and educational books, academic books, biographies, contemporary comment and graphic novels, both translated and original. Our list includes many multi-awarded Greek authors and illustrators. Over the years, our original titles (children’s and adult) and our acclaimed contributors have been awarded among others with the following distinctions: The Greek State Prize (for Adult and Children’s Literature) Academy of Athens Novel Prize IBBY awards and nominations Mentions in the White Raven Catalogue of the International Children’s Library of Munich Nominations for the Hans Christian Andersen Illustration Award “Public” Book Awards Literary Prizes awarded by Anagnostis / Dekata literary magazines
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- Publication Date October 2020
- Orginal LanguageGreek
- ISBN/Identifier 9786180321746
- Publication Country or regionGreece
- FormatPaperback
- Pages328
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2020
- Dimensions20,5 x 14 cm
