Set across Lesvos, Cyprus, Brasil, Colombia and USA! A rebellious teenager from the island of Lesvos in Greece, living during that country's dictatorship, senses an opportunity for adventure. He leaves his village behind and joins the Greek military to take on the Greek nemesis and traditional "enemy," the Turks. Cyprus was in the middle of a power struggle paving the way for an invasion from Greece and a ruthless Turkey. Aristotle who barely makes it out alive thanks to the help of a Turkish-Cypriot, manages to escape on a vessel heading for Argentina where he hopes to become the next Onassis. He never makes it to Argentina, ending up in Brasil where he meets Ronnie Biggs of the Great Train Robbery, Socrates the footballer, and Lula, not the calamari, during the brutal Brasilian dictatorship. A series of crazy adventures ensues involving a double murder, the killing of a puppy named JFK, and being chased by bad guys from the regime, including Bolsonaro.
Using the name Roberto Carlos given to him in Colombia by a forger, he is then inexplicably drawn in as a star footballer in LA, followed by a music career in New York where the regime looks to finally end him! With a nod to some political and cultural commentary from the eras across a number of decades, Aristotle takes us to a world that few know about. That world is sandwiched between two dictatorships, the Junta in Greece and the brutal military rule of Brasil, parties, poverty, and corrupt officials.
Some of the stories in the book are indeed true, although most are fiction with a splash of historical truth added in for spice over a period covering 1970-1990.
For those looking for a window into the past through a range of different cultures and speedy adventures, like a movie, Aristotle is your man.
A small section of the book is written with Greko words of Magna Graecia, Calabria, and Dharug, an Aboriginal language in Australia.
