Return, the book that won the Twelve Prize in 1953, is one of the most important novels by Galatea Saranti. This poetic and concise text could be said to be made of soul, so intense is the presence of this force, this inner reality, on its pages.

It is the story of some young people of the 1950s, born in the same provincial town, who have matured under the heavy atmosphere of that era. Each of them is a distinct world, essentially unreachable by the other. The impulse and aggressiveness of the successful Anna are shattered by the faith of Konstantinos, who always insists that: Nothing is ours. The sick Olga is almost identified with Iason, the pilot who fought for years and now returns burdened with the weight of his fallen comrades. The deceased Aris dominates everyone with his enigmatic personality.

By reconstructing and complementing their inner lives, Galatea Saranti strongly conveys the concept of time, the present and the irresistible past, the magic of childhood with the compromising reality that follows. Above all, she presents us with the metaphysical anguish that torments the youth of all times.