Stories from Greece, on land and at sea
Village life, inherited wisdom and a young seaman’s first voyage. Discover two books rooted in Greek experience, available in English as eBooks and paperbacks.
Greek folk wisdom · Short stories
The Shepherd’s Proverbs
As a child, Thanos Aposperitis listened to his great-grandfather, Old Fotis, tell stories beneath the grapevine. A shepherd born in 1880, the old man had a proverb for the everyday trials of village life.
Those remembered sayings inspire 110 short stories of family, friendship, work and human frailty. Set in the Greek countryside of an earlier age, they bring traditional wisdom to life through choices whose consequences remain familiar today.
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Maritime memoir · A first voyage
The Ship’s Third Name
In 1977, a fifteen-year-old leaves Athens to join a Greek cargo ship. He hopes to support his family and see the world. At sea, he discovers the demands of work, the strength of friendship and how far from home a voyage can take him.
From European ports to Brazil and Asia, this memoir follows a boy learning his trade among seamen. Storms, unfamiliar shores and moments of wonder mark his passage towards adulthood. Includes 25 voyage maps.
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