Harsh Out of Tenderness - by John Taylor (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A biography and memoir of the controversial Greek folklorist and poet Elias Petropoulos (1928-2003). This is the first book in English to deal so thoroughly and poetically with this enfant terrible of Modern Greek letters.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Elias Petropoulos was the most controversial Greek writer of the twentieth century. Imprisoned three times during the Junta (1967-1974) and persecuted by Greek judges as late as the 1980s, this poet and "urban folklorist" produced a vast and groundbreaking oeuvre that continues to provoke extreme reactions from readers.</p><p>Wielding his precise and provocative style on subject matter ranging from prison life, <em>rebetika</em> music, gay slang, traditional food and public hygiene, to the sociology of brothels, newspaper stands, moustaches, canes and gravestones, Petropoulos aggressively and rigorously challenged the narrow ways in which Greek culture was perceived.</p><p>After arriving in Paris from the island of Samos in 1977, the American writer, critic and translator John Taylor tacked up a want ad in a Greek bookshop because he was seeking a collaborator for a translation project. Petropoulos, who emigrated to France in 1975, answered the want ad, and thus began a close working relationship that lasted until the author's death in 2003.</p><p>This insider's portrait features translated excerpts of Petropoulos's writings, and discusses his ideas and methodology, woven together with touching reminiscences and observations about the man behind the sulphurous reputation. It is the first book to appear in English that deals so thoroughly and poetically with this <em>enfant terrible</em> of Modern Greek letters.</p>
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