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George Theotokas: Journey and fiction: In this paper we examine the notion of
journey in two novels by George Theotokas: Argo (1936) and Invalids and Wayfar-
ers (1964). More specifically, firstly we trace the direct and indirect references the
writer makes with regard to the notion of journey and then we critically examine
the significance this notion plays on his ideas on novel writing and life in general.
For Theotokas, the meaning of journey, closely associated with the figure of Jason,
the famous Argonaut of Greek mythology, and the Aegean Sea, is not static; in his
early fiction it represents the need for adventure and renewal (Argo) and in his latter,
the confrontation with merciless fate and historical injustice (Invalids and Wayfar-
ers). Thus, George Theotokas, following to some extent other European and Greek
writers, such as Gide, Zweig, Solomos or Sikelianos, uses the notion of journey in
his novels in order to express and reflect on his traumatic experiences from the his-
torical events of his era and his humanistic ideas on art and life.

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