From the back "To the first-time visitor, Athens groans under the weight of its cultural baggage, from the unsurpassed aesthetic of Classical Greece to more contemporary representations of the Greek spirit embodied by legends of Zorba, Maria Callas, Aristotle Onassis, and Melina Mercouri. See the vibrant Greek capital from the vantage point of eight leading Greek writers anda guide taht takes you inside the neighborhoods of Athens."
