Project Gutenberg 2011-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 64 Karkavitsas, Andreas 1866 1922 Καρκαβίτσας, Ανδρέας Karkavitsas, A. (Andreas) Η Λυγερή Produced by Sophia Canoni. Thanks to George Canonis for his major work in proofreading "Η Λυγερή" by Andreas Karkavitsas is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around the character of Κυρά Παγώνα, a well-known local healer and folk practitioner in a small village. Through her various magical remedies and exorcisms, she helps the villagers with their ailments, showcasing the blend of traditional healing and community dynamics in rural Greece. The opening of the narrative introduces Κυρά Παγώνα as she attends to a sick child, demonstrating her unique skills as a witch who uses a combination of herbs, exorcisms, and folk wisdom to heal. As she invokes various spirits and prepares remedies, the scene shifts to her interactions with a young woman named Ανθή, who embodies the ideal of beauty and grace in the village. The dynamic between these two characters hints at themes of love, healing, and the complexities of village life, as Ανθή is caught between her feelings for a young man and the prospects presented by the persistent attention of the village matchmaker, emphasizing the interplay of social relationships and individual desires in the unfolding story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) el Greek fiction, Modern PA Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 525616 525496 2024-10-16T07:54:06.025822 2023-09-16T13:42:12.764923 text/html text/html 525609 525489 2024-10-16T07:54:06.314813 2023-09-16T13:42:12.924937 text/html text/html 219129 2024-10-16T07:54:12.230723 application/epub+zip 225840 2024-10-16T07:54:08.188752 application/epub+zip 225840 2024-10-16T07:54:07.029776 application/epub+zip 422327 2024-10-16T07:54:15.244708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405526 2024-10-16T07:54:11.550748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385272 2022-09-17T13:04:45.411732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501618 2024-10-16T07:54:05.673761 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501558 2011-12-12T16:11:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 147330 2011-12-12T16:11:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18642 2024-10-16T07:54:15.368732 application/rdf+xml 8704 2024-10-16T07:54:07.563760 image/jpeg 2531 2024-10-16T07:54:07.294764 image/jpeg 213910 2024-10-16T07:54:06.378797 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog el.wikipedia