Iakovos Kambanellis, ehemaliger Häftling des KZs Mauthausen, ist bekannt für sein Werk "Die Freiheit kam im Mai" und gilt als der berühmteste Bühnenautor Griechenlands.
Iakovos Kambanellis Bücher
2. Dezember 1921 – 29. März 2011
The memoir reflects on the harrowing experiences of Iakovos Kambanellis during his time in Mauthausen Concentration Camp, culminating in his release by American forces in May 1945. It explores themes of dehumanization, as detainees were reduced to mere numbers, stripped of their identities and families. Kambanellis contrasts his suffering with the indifference of ordinary citizens, highlighting the "banality of evil" as articulated by Hannah Arendt. This poignant narrative sheds light on the profound impacts of war and the human capacity for apathy.
Three plays by Greece's most important modern dramatist. The Courtyard of Wonders (1957) and The Four Legs of the Table (1978) explore social issues still with a powerful resonance today from the perspective of the poor and wealthy respectively. Ibsenland, is development of the characters of Pastor Manders and Mrs Alving from Ibsen's Ghosts.