American Fugue

a novel by Alexis Stamatis

American Fugue (Amerikaniki Fouga) is Stamatis first book published in America and available to U.S. readers. The book, which was translated by author Diane Thiel, follows a Greek protagonist who visits America, travels across the country, and has a strange and compelling adventure. American Fugue examines the basic themes that are persistent in all of Stamatis's works of fiction: an all-consuming past, the flight to escape one's personal demons, and, most importantly, the search for personal identity that is ultimately revealed only through what is unknown to the self. The treatment of these themes is also characteristic of the author's other novels-travel narrative on the surface, mystery or thriller with an existential dimension at another level, but ultimately a quest for self-discovery and personal redemption.

"One of the most gifted writers of his generation"

- Francoise Noiville, journalist at Le Monde

Alexis Stamatis (born 1960) is the author of fourteen books: eight novels and novellas as well as six collections of poetry. He has received significant writing awards, including the 1 st award of the City of Athens for his book, The Architecture of the Intimate Spaces. His work appears in many leading Greek magazines and newspapers and he has worked as Chief Editor for foreign literature for the Metaixmio Publishing House in Greece, and has worked as a journalist, literary critic, and as an architect. He has steadily been achieving an international presence, participating in literary festivals, book fairs, and writing conferences world-wide.

paperback / 390 pages/ ISBN 978-09797450-2-7/$16.95
publication date: April 2008