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Haris Kotsoglou ▪ Polyomino

Visual Communication & Design Systems

Three copies of the book and two chicken eggs on a grunge concrete floor

A Country of Ghosts:
Utopia besieged

Χώρα Φαντασμάτων (A Country of Ghosts) is an exciting adventure and an anarchist utopia, written by American author Margaret Killjoy. An epic journey through the mountains during wartime, where "Gulliver's Travels meets The Dispossessed" (Gabriel Kuhn).

Illustration of a hand rising in between flames and holding a chicken egg
Book cover, three quarters view
A spread from the book
A spread from the book
A spread from the book
A spread from the book

Balancing between science fiction and utopian literature, Killjoy creates a realistic world haunted by war, where non-hierarchical communities struggle to overcome their own internal problems, while fighting against a corrupt and violent imperial army. 

The book and two chicken eggs on the ground, between vegetation
Three copies of the book on black and yellow background

The greek edition of the book for Στάσει Εκπίπτοντες (Stasei Ekpiptontes) publishing house features an illustration of burning mountain ranges, steampunk aesthetics and mysterious eggs. Now, I am not going to give out any spoilers, so if you want to know what’s exactly going on here, enjoy the book!

Book cover
Three copies of the book, detail of the book's spine

Book cover & Layout
Publisher: Stasei Ekpiptontes 
Photos: Alexandra Masmanidi
Published: 2023
Pages: 248

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