Original title Ο πρώτος θάνατος Cover artist Fritz Unegg Publisher Shoestring Press Originally published 23 March 2000 | Translator Shorsha Sullivan Publication date March 23, 2000 OCLC 45991303 | |
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Preceded by Nyctivoe, With the People from the Bridge | ||
Dimitris Lyacos's The First Death is the latest installment of the narrative sequence Poena Damni.
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History
The book was originally published in Greek in 1996 and has been translated in English, German,Spanish and Italian. Its two predecessors depict the Odysseus-like wanderings of a figure who, in postmodern style, labors to create the world he explores.
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In the First Death, the result of his voyaging is that he himself is on the verge of dissolution, a castaway who is also an abortion, dying before he has ever achieved birth.
Oblique classical references are embedded in the text such as the presence of Orpheus, suggested by images of dismemberment, and echoes of Dionysos.
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