Summary of Census
“Census” is an allegory of the nativity story, set in a mountainous village in Cyprus around the mid-20th century. Maria, a cancer patient, spends a night with the handsome Michael and gives birth to an invisible life force that spreads a healing energy across the island.
Reasons to read Census
“Census” won the Cyprus National Prize for Literature in 1973. It is an experimental novel that will appeal to lovers of magical realism and symbolism in literature.
Setting: Spilia, Nicosia (Cyprus)
Original title: Απογραφή
Year of publication: 1973
Nr of pages: 258
