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Change, vividly wrought

Andrew Pippos’s novel about shifts
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January–February 2026, no. 483

The Transformations by Andrew Pippos

Picador, $34.99 pb, 331 pp

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Change, vividly wrought

Andrew Pippos’s novel about shifts
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January–February 2026, no. 483

The Greek diaspora featured strongly in Andrew Pippos’s first novel, Lucky’s (2020), which traced the life of Chicago-born Vasilis ‘Lucky’ Mallios, who develops a chain of eponymous franchise restaurants often run by Greek Australians that mimic mid-twentieth-century American diners. The fortunes, and misfortunes, of Lucky and his restaurants in turn become the subject of a planned New Yorker article by journalist Emily Main.

The Transformations

The Transformations

by Andrew Pippos

Picador, $34.99 pb, 331 pp

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ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.

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