Η Γυφτοπούλα

by Alexandros Papadiamantes

"Η Γυφτοπούλα" by Alexandros Papadiamantes is a novel first published in serialized form from April to October 1884. Set during the final days of the Byzantine Empire before Constantinople's fall in 1453, the story follows a young woman raised by a Romani family near Mystras. She endures hardship and prejudice while desperately seeking to uncover the mystery of her true origins. Her fate becomes entangled with the philosopher Plethon and the empire's collapse, leading to a tragic conclusion that leaves her identity deliberately unresolved.