A curious collection of statements, first of all from self proclaimed number of Athens great iconic building of the title. Not only for self acclaim but because as we are shown too that other historic figures felt such traditional items in stone cramped ideological and social development - short and smart and to the point - brilliant

This is a short story, translated from Greek, about a man who blow up the Parthenon. It is an interesting premise and leads to a discussion about how much a country like Greece should celebrate its history, and how much it needs to embrace the future in order to develop. However, it was rather disjointed and didn't leave me with any lasting impression.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

THE PARTHENON BOMBER by Christos Chrissopoulos is brief tale of a man who blows up the Parthenon. The reader learns about his motivations and the communities reaction. I took it to represent a compelling urge for society to destroy the old to embrace the new, and whether that is right our not. The book, after the bomber's recounting the event from his point of view, reads like a FBI report on the explosion, rather dry and straight forward.
For a small book, it has its moments, but after reading THE PARTHENON BOMBER, I really didn't take anything away from it. The message of old versus new was there, it just didn't inspire me or leave much lasting impression.

This just wasn't for me. I appreciate the idea of an alternate history and the opportunity to learn more about modern Greece but the novella just didn't hang together or appeal to me. I did not finish.