Summary of The Daughter
“The Daughter” is written as a monologue by Raraou, a Greek actress who reflects on her childhood during the Second World War and the subsequent Greek Civil War. Raraou recounts how her mother took an Italian soldier as a lover to provide for her children, and the public shaming and punishment she faced from the villagers after the war. Raraou also relates of her personal struggles to build a new life and establish herself as an actress in post-war Greece.
Reasons to read The Daughter
“The Daughter” by Greek novelist Pavlos Matesis is an international bestseller and a compelling novel that explores the scars left on Greek society by the war experiences of the 1940s.
Setting: Athens (Greece)
Book set in Greece: Athens and a provincial city called Rampartville in the novel
Original title: Η μητέρα του σκύλου
Year of publication: 1990
Nr of pages: 229
