- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (1 Jan 1981)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 067143487X
- ISBN-13: 978-0671434878
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.2 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 953,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tells the story of a Greek freedom fighter tortured and sentenced to death for an attempt on a dictator's life.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A Man is probably one of the best books I have ever read in my life. The beauty of the book is that is a very personal account of a true story, written in the style of a fictional story. Alekos Panagoulis is the Greek freedom fighter who was sentenced to death after attempting to assasinate a dictator. He was released, however, and met Oriana Fallaci...and they began a tumultous love affair. Fallaci's account of Panagoulis is two-fold -- as a hero and a lover. From start to finish, this book appeals to the emotions and is a passionate yet unflinching story of a political struggle which defies all notions of rationality. Panagoulis comes across as a tragic hero, but in a suspicious death, he achieves cult status. For the first time, Fallaci is not the star of her own work -- that accolade firmly belongs to Panagoulis. A hero is after all, only a man.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I was very happy when the postman delivered this book. It is very rare to find it in English (it is in Italian originally) and I was impressed finding it and by the fast delivery and impeccable customer service, informing me on very stage of the delivery process. Excellent service for just few pounds!
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Did the author write fact or fiction? Written from the perspectiove of personal experience one is left wondering ... did Oriana Fallaci *actually* know a person on whose life the novel is based? The story is about Alekos, a Greek patriot and political prisoner. It is written after the military rule in Greece (which occured in the mid-1970s). This is a gripping, powerful novel about a man who has solid convictions and beliefs. It shows you the strength and vulnerablilites of *one* individual who is caught in the midst of political changes, a man who remained true to his cause. He fought and loved on his terms. The literary technique, of a memoir is highly effective, the emotions and events depicted are *even* more penetrating and mysterious ... this is one novel I could not put down. Although first read in the mid-1980s it still has me spell-bound. I have recently reread it and the effect is still the same!
Erika Borsos (Bakonyvilla)
Erika Borsos (Bakonyvilla)
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