I just finished writing something. Glassfan noted that i seemed to never mention the crisis in my works, so i thought of writing something that is related to some degree with it.
The main plot is that someone metamorphoses himself, by losing weight and shaving his beard, into the likeness of the prime minister that brought this country to hell. He does that due to having the end of rising the anger of a madman, who he occasionally shows himself to. The madman is homeless, due to the crisis, and hates that political figure.
In the end the man with the likeness to him is killed brutally. He wanted to commit suicide, but perhaps he changed his mind, when it was too late.
The story is only on the surface about the political situation, although it can be seen as a satire too, the likeness of the prime minister being all other political figures in the country, being equally guilty. But the main point of it is that people need an outlet for their anger, and to them in the crucial moment it might not matter if that outlet is logical, or quasi-logical, or even downright mad. In times of plight people can become beasts, to paraphrase a bit the beginning sentences of the tale.
I would be interested in reading what you thought of this idea. It is literature, but at the same time political. Personally i am not that detached from it already (just finished it) to know if it is worth anything. I might send it to a magazine if i get some positive feedback by those who read me on a regular basis.
The main plot is that someone metamorphoses himself, by losing weight and shaving his beard, into the likeness of the prime minister that brought this country to hell. He does that due to having the end of rising the anger of a madman, who he occasionally shows himself to. The madman is homeless, due to the crisis, and hates that political figure.
In the end the man with the likeness to him is killed brutally. He wanted to commit suicide, but perhaps he changed his mind, when it was too late.
The story is only on the surface about the political situation, although it can be seen as a satire too, the likeness of the prime minister being all other political figures in the country, being equally guilty. But the main point of it is that people need an outlet for their anger, and to them in the crucial moment it might not matter if that outlet is logical, or quasi-logical, or even downright mad. In times of plight people can become beasts, to paraphrase a bit the beginning sentences of the tale.
I would be interested in reading what you thought of this idea. It is literature, but at the same time political. Personally i am not that detached from it already (just finished it) to know if it is worth anything. I might send it to a magazine if i get some positive feedback by those who read me on a regular basis.
nice one Warpus. Papandreou is worth billions, don;t worry he won't become homeless anytime soon.
