Athens Descent Page 31

Books for One Euro
A man in an England shirt, flowered shorts and an orange beanie stands on the corner as if he got dressed in three different seasons. A woman in a sunhat passes on the phone, and a girl with a backpack hurries to cross. Next door, a bookshop has piled its pavement with paperbacks under a sign that says “Books 1€”. Around the corner, a bald man sits on a doorstep with his head bowed, pigeons pecking at his feet. Then a rider in a white shirt glides by on his scooter, past a poster for Palestine.