A fascinating account of an adventurous life. A political document of one of the protagonists of a turbulent period of Greek history. A profound interpretation of his era by a prominent personality. All this is for the reader the autobiography of Giannis Boutos, which he wrote towards the end of his life, when he decided to put on paper the experiences of such a productive and eventful life.

True to the values of modesty and tireless contribution to the public, as the family tradition he was called upon to serve from a very young age, Giannis Boutos delivers an excellent autobiographical work, as he himself interacts intensely with the people with whom he became involved and the situations he experienced.

The benefits that Giannis Boutos’ text offers to the reading public are multiple. It is an important source of information on the level of local history, a valuable testimony to critical periods of modern political history, but also a thorough political essay. This is perhaps his most unexpected contribution: his settled – honest – view, with an undercurrent of mockery, of the function of politics as a highly creative act, but also as a soul-sapping daily preoccupation.