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Dendrites

by Kallia Papadaki

An immigrant family in 1980s Camden

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Winner of the 2017 European Union Prize for Literature

    Winner of the 2017 prize.

  • Editorial selection

    World Literature Today Notable Translation of 2024

    Selected as a Notable Translation of 2024.

AlbakiReads Editorial

An immigrant family in 1980s Camden

When Minnie is orphaned, the Campanis family takes her in, bringing a new presence into a household already marked by old family wounds. Set in crisis-ridden Camden, New Jersey, in the 1980s, the novel connects this family’s upheaval with the struggles of an immigrant community seeking the American dream. Its subject matter brings together questions of belonging, family responsibility, and the effort to build a meaningful life amid disappointment.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Greek literature in translation and contemporary world fiction.
  • Readers drawn to stories about immigrant communities and the American dream.
  • Readers interested in family relationships shaped by loss and old wounds.

Themes

Immigration and belongingFamily and old woundsLoss and second chancesDignity amid adversity

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Book overview

World Literature Today's Notable Translation of 2024

Winner of the 2017 European Union Prize for Literature for readers of Min Jin Lee and The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

 

When young Minnie is orphaned, the Campanis family decides to take her in. Ex-hippie Susan and her husband Basil, a second-generation Greek American, along with their daughter Leto react to Minnie's arrival in ways that make old family scars flare up again. Set in crisis-ridden 1980s Camden, New Jersey, among a community of immigrants trying and failing to realize the American dream, Dendrites is a poetical elegy to dignity and courage. In this sensitively told story about the quest for a meaningful life amid the ruins of lost second chances, Kallia Papadaki, one of Greek literature's most brilliant voices, delivers an unforgettable novel about the power of hope and compassion in the face of adversity.

 

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