The Trapped
The third novel by Dimitris Oikonomou, nominated for the 2010 Debut Author Award by Diavazo magazine.
Set against the backdrop of a devastated Athens, two lonely people, trapped in the silence and losses of a life they never lived, meet by chance.
At the same time, a teenage migrant fights for his dreams, a florist buries flowers, a photocopier converses with its boss, and a dog provokes with its nocturnal wanderings.
Frustration and a death-by-commission mutate into a challenge for a belated coming of age and a second chance.
A deeply human story, a hymn to life.
Author:
Dimitris Oikonomou
Edited by:
Maria Simeonidou
Cover design:
The Brood
Pages:
232
Dimensions:
13.5 Χ 20.5
ISBN:
978-960-572-086-5
Publication:
2015
Categories:
Literature, Books, Greek Literature
The Trapped is one of the best novels of the crisis era....the 41-year-old D.O. has written three novels and is one of the most distinguished writers of the younger generation.
– Manolis Pimblis, Vivliodromio"...The author presents this internal process, this upheaval, in a very fine masculine – if I may use the expression – manner: as a reaction of the smallest molecule of our DNA, which is simply programmed to live and survive..."
– Eva M. Mathioudaki, Fractal Art“The big challenge is not to lose our humanity” Interview with Dimitris Oikonomou on Koolnews.gr
– Koolnews.grDimitris Oikonomou
Dimitris Oikonomou was born in Ioannina in 1974, but grew up in Athens and Brussels. His novel *The Trapped* (shortlisted for The Athens Prize for Literature 2016) is published by Ikaros. MELANI Publications has published his novels *The City of the Setting Sun* (shortlisted for the 2010 Best Debut Author Award by *Diavazo* magazine) and *Stay a While When Everyone Has Gone*. His writings have won awards in Greece and Cyprus.
