first edition Hardcover
1968 · New York
by VASSILIKOS, Vassilis
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1968. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper a trifle rubbed at the spine ends. Novel based on the assassination of socialist deputy Gregory Lambrakis at a peace rally. "Z" stands for the Greek verb Zei: "He lives." The novel was banned in Greece shortly after publication. Made into a suspenseful film of the same name, starring Yves Montand as Lambrakis, that won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. (Inventory #: 406354)