This rousing historical novel for young adults recreates the fierce Macedonian Struggle of the early 20th century, enacted "on land and water" at the swamp of Lake Giannitsa. Two children of war dominate the storyline: Jovan, the "little Bulgarian," and Apostolis, the adolescent Greek guide. With mounting tension and a startling turn of events, this modern classic by Greece's most widely-ride 20th-century novelist captures a dramatic and fateful moment of modern Greek history, now brought to life in a new translation for readers in English.
