Summary of Apartment in Athens
“Apartment in Athens” tells the story of a Greek couple who are forced to share their Athens apartment with a German officer during the Second World War, when Greece is under German occupation. What unfolds is a deeply personal story of adaptation, inner resistance, and dignity, all set within the confines of an ordinary apartment in the Greek capital.
Reasons to read Apartment in AthensÂ
“Apartment in Athens” is a psychological novel that offers a portrayal of daily family life in wartime Athens and the moral dilemmas faced by ordinary Greeks under German occupation. Although Glenway Wescott is nowadays a somewhat overlooked American author, his novel “Apartment in Athens” was highly popular upon its publication in 1945. It was out of print for over thirty years before being reissued as a NYRB Classic by the New York Review of Books.
Setting: Athens (Greece)
Original title: Apartment in Athens
Year of publication: 1945
Nr of pages: 296
