Playwright, translator of works by the leading creators of classical and avant-garde theater, Pavlos Matesis (...) emerges at the forefront of our contemporary prose. This relatively short text (...) is one of the most thrilling 'thrillers' I've ever had the chance to read. (...) His 'Aphrodite' is a reproduction of 'living life', a text that is vibrant and, at times, truly shocking. 'Excerpt from a review by Kostas Stamatiou (TA NEA, 4.4.1987)' [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]