Former PM Tsipras to publish book ‘Ithaki’ on debt crisis years

Alexis Tsipras, then Greece’s premier minister, delivers a speech connected the western land of Ithaca, legendary location of Odysseus from Homer’s ‘Odyssey,’ connected August 21, 2018. Speaking to section officials connected the island, Tsipras compared Greece’s bailout struggles to the trials of Odysseus. [Andrea Bonetti/Greek Prime Minister’s Office via AP]

Greek steadfast Gutenberg announced connected Friday that the forthcoming publication by erstwhile premier curate Alexis Tsipras, the leftist firebrand who roseate to powerfulness connected an anti-austerity level astatine the tallness of Greece’s indebtedness situation successful 2015, will beryllium titled “Ithaki” (“Ithaca”) and will beryllium released successful the 2nd fractional of November.

According to the publisher, the publication will comprise 11 positive 1 chapters and recount the events that shook Greece and the European Union betwixt 2015 and 2019, when Tsipras led the state done its fiscal situation arsenic premier minister.

Gutenberg said readers will “see the truth, backed by documents, gathering minutes and melodramatic dialogues with leaders of the time,” and summation penetration into Tsipras’ reflections connected that period, arsenic well arsenic his existent perspective.

The publication besides covers Tsipras’ aboriginal life, his governmental activism successful the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) and the broader left, his emergence to the enactment of the Coalition of the Left (Synaspismos) and SYRIZA, and his years successful government. It will besides see his appraisal of governmental developments since the blimpish New Democracy enactment came to powerfulness successful 2019, including the interior divisions that person shaken SYRIZA.

Gutenberg described the work arsenic a “compelling narrative” that reads similar a “political thriller,” combining humanities documentation with Tsipras’ idiosyncratic and self-critical viewpoint. The steadfast said “Ithaki” is not lone a memoir of the past but besides a “declaration of anticipation and position for the future,” reflecting connected the lessons of the past decennary and the challenges facing Greece and Europe’s near today.

The title alludes to the symbolic destination successful Homer’s “Odyssey,” representing a travel of return, renewal and purpose.

Kathimerini English Edition contacted Gutenberg to inquire whether the publication will beryllium released successful English translation. A typical for the steadfast replied: “for the clip being, we person thing to announce.”

Tsipras resigned arsenic a parliamentary lawman connected October 6 amid speculation that helium whitethorn beryllium preparing to motorboat a caller center-left governmental movement.