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Four Modern Greek Heroes: Literary Sketches of a Greek-American Family

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Author Louis Markos

ISBN 9798991983167

Pages 216

AUTHOR LOU MARKOS WRITES OF HIS REMARKABLE FAMILY’S STORY:

“America is a nation of immigrants. All four of my grandparents, Fannie, George, Louie, and Maxine, were immigrants who left Greece for America a century ago to start a new life in a new land. Their DNA helped determine my biology and chemistry, even as their stories helped shape my heart and soul. Some of them, and their close relatives, survived World War I and the Russian Revolution, worked on the Panama Canal and built chapels, were scarred by World War II and the Greek Civil War, and fought to retrieve the body of a loved one from a foreign land. But most of them lived ordinary lives with extraordinary courage and perseverance.

This book retells the struggles and joys, false starts and happy endings of these four modern Greek heroes, placing each in a literary frame that weaves their stories together with those of such legendary heroes as Jason, Odysseus, and Antigone. Join me as we travel to an exotic, yet strangely familiar place where the tales and passions of simple immigrants meet and fuse with the tales, the history, and the culture of ancient Greece.”

Author Bio:

LOUIS MARKOS (PhD, University of Michigan), Professor in English and Scholar in Residence at Houston Christian University, holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities. His 30 books include Ancient Voices: An Insider’s Guide to the Early Church, Ancient Voices: An Insider’s Guide to Classical Greece, Ancient Voices: An Insider’s Guide to Classical Rome, The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes, From Achilles to Christ, From Plato to Christ, From Aristotle to Christ, Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education, and My Life in Film: How the Movies Shaped My Soul.

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