DESCRIPTION: The novel, now in its second printing describes the culture and traditions that the Greek men and women brought with them when they emigrated to America in the early 1900's. They came from a land where people were obsessed with the past, to America where only the future mattered.. Most of the events take place in villages in Greece and the teeming streets of Boston. Many of the characters really existed as evidenced by actual photographs. It is a novel about real people. It reveals their imperfections as they take risks, prosper, fail, laugh and love, but always continue the struggle to improve their lives and those of their children.
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Carved in Stone the Greek Heritage won the Best Book for 1999/2000 as well as six other awards -- Sacramento Publishers Association
Governor Grey Davis issues a commendation "Carved in Stone captures the esence on Greek immigration in the 1900's" -- California Governor's office
Governor Grey Davis issues a commendation "Carved in Stone captures the esence on Greek immigration in the 1900's" -- California Governor's office
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Publisher's comments. Mr Douros spent the first years of his life in the ethnic neighborhoods of Boston, absorbing the culture. and listening to stories of the past In later years he was a corporate executive, an entrepreneur, consultant, consultant and the father of four sons. He is in the process of revising "These Are The Things Papoo Told Me, a collection of translated parables and short stories.." His next work now in progresss is "The Barretts of Shelburne, Ship Builders of Vermont. of Vermont.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A monument to the courage of migrants,
By heather tyler (sydney, nsw Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Carved in Stone : The Greek Heritage (Paperback)
You'd have to be carved out of stone not to be touched by Basil Douros's heartfelt story of his family's migration from Greece to America almost a century ago. The Odyssey of the Douropoulos family comprises passion, drama, bloodshed, high sea adventures, courage, endurance and humour in equal measures. Douros writes vividly of the tumultuous transition from the old world to the new, of how despite the economic advantages of America, his relatives still longed in their hearts to smell the wild herbs crushed beneath their footsteps as they climbed the stony mountains of their war-ravaged birthplace. Migrants built America and they built Australia too. The Douros story is universal. I've been a migrant twice in my life and I just loved this book.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Reading for Diaspora,
By Jim (Westchester, New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Carved in Stone : The Greek Heritage (Paperback)
While Douros's fine effort will have special meaning for members of the Greek Diaspora and their offspring in the U.S., this story of his family's history, emigration and assimilation will resonate with anyone whose family members came to the U.S. to seek their fortune and to breath free. While my family went through this process coming from Asia Minor under somewhat different circumstances than Douros's family, and wound up in New York City rather than in Douros's Boston, all of the characters and situations have a very familiar ring as the Greek culture and religion barely miss a beat crossing the Atlantic and landing in America, where the village ways reluctantly begin to loosen their grip, at first to the bolder members of the clan and then, over time, to the others. The book is richly written and an easy, fast read. Really very well done. Bravo!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Appropriate for our times,
By A Customer
This review is from: Carved in Stone : The Greek Heritage (Paperback)
Carved in Stone holds deep significance as a story of ideas. The ideas were different in those days. They were thrust on each generation by the one before. Simple prejudices and tastes could almost not be helped. This book's voice rings in our ears in a way to give us insight into the world of decades past. It is a mystery that we have survived at all without knowing our stories, yet many people today have done so. Carved in Stone gives us the opportunity to live vicariously through it's characters to long to know our own ancestors.
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