CITY · GREECEBooks set in Athens
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10 books · 9 authors · 1958–2023
10 books here
Most-set authors
Mary Renault (2) · Deborah Levy (1) · Petros Markaris (1) · Isaac Asimov (1) · Han Kang (1) · Rachel Cusk (1)
Genres
literary fiction (5)
Books set here
Set in Athens (8)

August Blue
Deborah Levy
Where pianist Elsa first spots her uncanny double buying mechanical horses at a flea market; her obsessive pursuit begin

Deadline in Athens
Petros Markaris
Inspector Haritos investigates murder in contemporary Athens

Greek Lessons
Han Kang
narrative setting

Outline
Rachel Cusk
Athens where Faye, a recently separated writer, teaches a summer creative writing workshop and has ten conversations abo
The Forest on the Edge of Time
Jasmin Kirkbride
514 BC Athens; Echo works as a healer's assistant embroiled in political danger and philosophy

The Jetsetters
Amanda Eyre Ward
Mediterranean cruise departure port; first major stop

The King Must Die
Mary Renault
Theseus returns as king
Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture
Apostolos Doxiadis
Athens; family home where the narrator uncovers Uncle Petros's obsession with Goldbach's Conjecture
Also featuring Athens (2)
Notable locations in Athens
Ekali, Athens1
Nearby books

The Republic
Plato
1 km · Classical Athens
Something Will Happen, You'll See
Christos Ikonomou
8 km · Piraeus

Foundation's Edge
Isaac Asimov
17 km · Eleusis
Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture
Apostolos Doxiadis
18 km · Ekali, Athens
A Theatre for Dreamers
Polly Samson
74 km · Hydra

In a Strange Room
Damon Galgut
76 km · Greece

Sputnik Sweetheart
Haruki Murakami
76 km · Greece

