The FratricidesAgainst the background of the Greek civil war of the late 1940s, Captain Drakos, son of the local priest Father Yanaros, has taken to the mountains with a group of villagers and joined the Communist rebels. It is Holy Week and Father Yanaros feels that he himself is bearing the sins of the world. |
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... asked again . " Yes , I'm the one people call Father Yánaros ; God calls me Sinner - that's my real name . Are you badly hurt ? " he asked again . The youth put his arm over the priest's shoulder and slowly , with the older man's ...
... asked again . " Yes , I'm the one people call Father Yánaros ; God calls me Sinner - that's my real name . Are you badly hurt ? " he asked again . The youth put his arm over the priest's shoulder and slowly , with the older man's ...
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... asked , and his eyes grew wide , as though he were just seeing the light . " Well , then , why did we want to kill each other ? " I didn't answer ; I went closer . " Does it hurt ? " I asked . " Yes , it does ! What's your name ...
... asked , and his eyes grew wide , as though he were just seeing the light . " Well , then , why did we want to kill each other ? " I didn't answer ; I went closer . " Does it hurt ? " I asked . " Yes , it does ! What's your name ...
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... asked the teacher for help ; and he , kneeling beside them , read their letters to them . The first who asked the teacher to read his letter for him was Kosmas . Once , a long time ago , he was a settled landowner , and in partnership ...
... asked the teacher for help ; and he , kneeling beside them , read their letters to them . The first who asked the teacher to read his letter for him was Kosmas . Once , a long time ago , he was a settled landowner , and in partnership ...
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