A lavish European conference. The fight against hunger and poverty—at least in words. Behind closed doors, vanity, secrets, desire, and power games unfold. Priests, politicians, lovers, hypocrites. Everyone carries hidden scars. Inside them, shadows move in silence. And above them, real vultures cut through the sky. A haunting image. A symbol of greed, survival, and betrayal.
Greek author Yorgos Kleftoyorgos —celebrated lyricist and collaborator of cultural icons like Melina Mercouri and Manos Eleftheriou—delivers a bold and uncompromising novel that blends sharp social critique with lyrical storytelling. Waiting for the Vultures is at once political and deeply human. It is about the illusions of charity, the hypocrisy of power, the fragility of love, and the eternal choice between surrender and resistance. Written with the sensitivity of a poet and the irony of a satirist, the book evokes the spirit of Márquez’s magical realism, where reality and allegory intertwine to reveal deeper truths.
Provocative, unsettling, and unforgettable, this is a novel that asks one burning question: in a world full of vultures, will you become one of them—or dare to resist?
KASTANIOTIS, 2024, 264 P.
