It is the eve of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and Chrysovalantis -- a chronically unsuccessful but enthusiastic employee of the publishing industry -- has been put out of work yet again. He begins a vitriolic monologue, taking aim at his many persecutors, from cruel bosses to opportunistic women to embar rassing, crippling illnesses. An aging relic of a bygone era, hounded by the challenges of a fast-changing city, he nonetheless sees the irony of his plight. Vice-ridden yet God-fearing, family-loving yet swindled even by his own sisters, this repentant anti-hero will set his record straight once and for all. And God is his witness.

About the Author
Makis Tsitas was born in Yiannitsa in 1971. He studied journalism in Thessaloniki and has worked in radio. He now lives in Athens, where he runs the online literary journal diastixo.gr. A prolific writer of childrens books, he has also written a collection of short stories, which was widely translated, as well as plays and song lyrics. God Is My Witness is his first novel. It was awarded the European Union Prize for Literature in 2014 and has been published in ten languages, with several more translations forthcoming.

Reviews
" EU PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2014, Tsitas manages to create one of the most interesting characters in Greek literature of recent years. Despina Trivolihuffingtonpost.grDestined to be a classic. Nikos VatopoulosKathimerin"


Awards
Winner of EU PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2014.



Book Information
ISBN 9786185048969
Author Makis Tsitas
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Aiora Press
Publisher Aiora Press