Tasos Leivaditis made his stunning literary debut in 1952-53 with three poetry books, counteracting the violence and oppression of his times with the values of eros and solidarity, freedom and justice.

N. N. Trakakis is from Melbourne, Australia, where he teaches philosophy and writes and translates poetry. His translation of Tasos Leivaditis' Autumn Manuscripts (2020) was the joint winner of the 2021 New South Wales Premier's Translation Prize.

Translator's Note; Introduction; Battle at the Edge of the Night; This Star Is For All of Us; The Wind at the Crossroads of the World; Appendix I: 'Don't Take Aim At My Heart'; Appendix II: 'Literature On Trial'.