Showing Gregory: and Other Stories by Panos Ioannides

The prose works of P.I. reveal a serious, multifarious, mature writer who puts his country on the contemporary literary map. - Sylvia Tankel, Short Story International, New York The work of P.I., the best known Cypriot prose writer, carries a penetrating sense of external anxiety and inner guilt. - Nik Skins & Mike Theodoulou, The Guardian, London The stories of P.I., at a striking, harsh crossroads, mingle art with life. - Tatiana Gritsi-Milliex, writer and critic A translation of twelve award winning short stories and novellas. Gregory, The Bath, Uniforms, The Suitcase and The Escape have been adapted for the theater by the author and staged in theaters in Cyprus, Greece, England, USA and Germany, whereas all the short stories have been included in prestigious anthologies such as Short Story International, Sudden Fiction and others. Contents Vagabond Street | Gregory | Beehives | The Bath | Festival of the Full Moon | Cinyras | Gregorios and Efthymios | Kypriani | Uniforms | The Suitcase | The Escape | The Unseen Aspect

CINYRAS

Mighty King and Great High Priest, Cinyras the Paphian! Or: How Sacred Prostitution, deceitful diplomacy, and ruthless exploitation of the people's religiosity and patriotism gave him omnipotence, glory and immortality.  

GREGORY

The friendship, which develops between a group of EOKA guerrilla fighters and their British hostage Gregory, does not prevent them from executing him when the order arrives. Yet ignoring the order to place his body on public display, as an example, they bury their friend and victim.   The short story has been translated and published in dozens of languages , including Braille.