Nicosia - Post Report Question and Answers
Do you recommend any books or movies about this city/country for those who are interested in learning more?
The Sunrise by Victoria Hislop is a good beach read about how the Famagusta resort area fared during the Turkish invasion (with popcorn-munching story of forbidden Greek-speaking/Turkish-speaking romance). It didn't win any literary prizes, but at least it kept moving. The Bitter Lemons of Cyprus by Lawrence Durrell, which is usually the recommended book, did win awards, but isn't very helpful. It's pretty dated now and only helpful if you are a feeling-sorry-for-your-self-not-really-all-that-disadvantaged old boy British writer, who travels the Mediterranean and arrives in Cyprus in the 1950s. For a preview of coming events and culture, you might start listening to the Cyprus News Digest, which is available as a podcast. - Aug 2022
Bitter lemons. - Aug 2022
"Bitter Lemons" by Lawrence Durell - Jul 2013
