Summary of God is my Witness
“God is my Witness” tells the story of Chrysovalantis, a man in his fifties who tries to live a decent life in a suburb of Athens just before the 2004 Athens Olympics Games. Chrysovalantis is a tragicomic antihero who blames many people for his failures and misfortunes and is determined to settle accounts once and for all.
Reasons to read God is my Witness
“God is My Witness” offers a humorous portrayal of a man with a disturbed state of mind who struggles to survive in a changing society. The novel is written as a monologue, blending comedy with drama. This is the debut novel of Makis Tsitas, a Greek author otherwise mainly known for his children’s’ books. “God is My Witness” won the EU Prize for Literature in 2014.
Setting: Athens (Greece)
Original title: Μάρτυς μου ο Θεός
Year of publication: 2013
Nr of pages: 256
