"Η Φόνισσα" by Alexandros Papadiamantes is a novella published in 1903. Set on the island of Skiathos, it follows Fragkogiannou, an elderly widow haunted by a lifetime of suffering. Believing girls are destined for misery, she commits an unthinkable act that spirals into a dark obsession. As local authorities close in, she flees toward an hermit's sanctuary, seeking confession. The story explores the psychology of a tormented woman trapped between poverty, patriarchal society, and her own fractured conscience.
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