Dear Colleagues,
A new book-length translation is available for adding to your personal collection or to
courses on post-classical Greek literature and culture, also for recommending to your
institution’s Library for purchase. Penelope Delta’s seminal novels (for young but also
adult readers) are well-known and classified under historical or ideological fiction:
Penelope Delta, The Secrets of the Swamp. Translated by Ruth Bobick. Portsmouth, NH; Peter
E. Randall Publisher, 2012. 475 p.
ISBN: 978-1-931807-87-6; 1-931807-87-6
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“The epic-scale novel is set in Europe’s most complex and diverse ethnic region. Its
unforgettable story of two children of war unfolds amidst a fierce struggle for national
identity in Macedonia. A vibrant translation conveys the promise and the perils of rebel
life and action at the swamp.” (John C. Rouman)
And in case you missed notice of the related earlier publication (see following entry),
you might add it now to your book-order:
Penelope Delta, In the Heroic Age of Basil II, Emperor of Byzantium. Translated by Ruth
Bobick. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Publisher, 2006. 343 p.
ISBN: 9781931807524 1-931807-52-3
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“[A] compelling story, full of adventure and challenge. … [raising] thought-provoking
questions, [set] in the Byzantine Empire” (from the translator’s note).
Both books are listed in WorldCat.
Dia (Philippides)