# Η Φόνισσα

By Alexandros Papadiamantes.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Greek
- Subjects: Greek fiction, Modern; Women peasants -- Greece -- Skiathos Island -- Psychology -- Fiction; Women murderers -- Greece -- Skiathos Island -- Fiction; Skiathos Island (Greece) -- Social conditions -- Fiction

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