ABSTRACT
This chapter reconsiders the meaning of the notions locality and globalization as far as cultural and, in particular, literary production is concerned. It deals with a new kind of interrelation between local, national, global and social elements in contemporary Greek fiction. This new interrelation means practically a new vision of the world and differentiated political attitudes. The chapter discusses the characteristics of contemporary Greek fiction, focusing on the differentiated, implicit meaning of the notions local, national, global and social, instead of the alleged change in themes or settings. Locality in contemporary fiction, no matter whether the story is set on a Greek island, in Athens or in London, is much more particularized and lacks any intention of symbolizing larger processes of national interest. The author believes that Dimitriou's work displays, to an excessive degree, properties and characteristics that are traceable in many other contemporary works.
