With the People from the Bridge

With the People from the Bridge
English edition
AuthorDimitris Lyacos
Original titleΜε τους ανθρώπους από τη γέφυρα
TranslatorShorsha Sullivan
Cover artistDominik Ziller
LanguageGreek
SeriesPoena Damni
GenreWorld literature, Postmodernism
PublisherShoestring Press
Publication date
2014
Publication placeGreece
Published in English
2014
Pages101
ISBN9781910323915
Preceded byZ213: Exit 
Followed byThe First Death 

With the People from the Bridge (Greek: Με τους ανθρώπους από τη γέφυρα) is the second part of the Poena Damni trilogy by Greek author Dimitris Lyacos. The book deals with the theme of loss and the return of the dead in the context of Christian teleology.[1] The text is encased in a post-theatrical ritual drama form, drawing on various philosophical and literary sources as well as ancient and modern Greek folklore.[2] The plot-line centers around an Orpheus-like journey[3] of the protagonist LG who joins his deceased companion in the grave and is subsequently led by her to a liminal[4] realm ahead of the imminent Resurrection Day. The work has been categorized by critics to belong to both the Modernist and the Post-Modernist[5] tradition, while at the same time bearing strong affinities to a variety of canonical texts, among others Homer, Dante, Kafka, Joyce[6] and Beckett.[3]

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  2. ^ "With the People from the Bridge by Dimitris Lyacos. Review by John Howard". With the People from the Bridge. Review by John Howard. Wormwood. Issue 26, Spring 2016, Leyburn, North Yorkshire UK. (Print Edition).: 90. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ a b "With the People from the Bridge". kissthewitch.co.uk.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Toti (May 2019). "Poena Damni/Poetry Review". Ragazine. Los Angeles. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Cleaver Magazine - Poena Damni Trilogy by Dimitris Lyacos reviewed by Justin Goodman". 22 December 2015.
  6. ^ ""Review of Dimitris Lyacos' With the people from the bridge" by Katie Bodendorfer Garner - Packingtown Review - A journal of literature and the arts". packingtownreview.com.