Dimitris Spanakis

Bitter Coffee with a little Dimitris Spanakis

The author/narrator records the experience he has gained during his stay as resident engineer more than seven years in construction of major projects in Libya, Cyprus and Saudi Arabia. Along with the problems in the execution of the works, he observes and records historical, political and social events, meets and communicates with persons from other cultures and analyzes and criticizes the great political and historical changes of the period. He is a modern Odysseus, a fortune seeker, experiencing actions and adventure in the developing countries of the Third World. The simple, comprehensive language, with dialogues and judgments, prompts the reader to watch the breathtaking narration. The whole story, without escaping the boundaries of the reality, is a novel with literary, folklore, political and historical testimonies and descriptions that the reader is invited to participate in and ultimately to judge.