10 Philosophical Novels That Don't Exist

Consider yourself a literary aficionado? Well, have you read Anastasios Pantazarass 2018, The War Correspondent? How about Eugenia Patakias 2025, The Entryists? Surely, youre familiar with Jeremy Treadgolds prize-winning, Right Speech?

If the answer is no, no and no, then dont worry, because none of the above exists. Theyre all the creation of the enigmatic Greek critic, Christina Gerekou.

Because as well as producing formal critiques of novels you definitely will have heard of, Gerekou is renowned for her guerilla placement of the odd imaginary work of fiction (with a philosophical agenda), often in the pages of quite respectable literary journals.

The Entryists, for example, looks at the suitability of modern party-politics for a democracy; Right Speech considers the value of linguistic diversity; The War Correspondent deals with the scope and limits of the pursuit of truth in current affairs. Gerekous analysis typically combines serious engagement with satire on intellectual pretension. She is both searching and funny.

Here are ten of her most famous reviews. True, the novels they treat dont exist, but, after reading this, you may wish they did.