Set mainly in Greece, Gifted Greek is a character study of its most influential and volatile prime minster, Andreas Papandreou.
Monteagle Stearns (1924–2016) was an American diplomat and a U.S. ambassador to Greece. He is the author of Entangled Allies: U.S. Policy toward Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus and Talking to Strangers: American Diplomacy at Home and Abroad.