The seal's lament

short stories

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The seal's lament is one of the most beautiful short stories by Alexandros Papadiamantis, also known as "the saint of Greek literature". In this story  a tragic death is mourned by a seal, the only creature who witnessed the accident. 

Produced and narrated by Dina Gerolymou.


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