A Greek Tragedy Revisited | Copenhagen News

Copenhagen News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 17, 2026 · 1m

Jeanne Carstensen’s new book, “A Greek Tragedy,” resurrects the harrowing events of October 28, 2015—the deadliest single day of the European refugee crisis—through raw survivor testimonies. Far from a statistical tragedy, it’s a timeless human story of displacement, resilience, and the unchanging nature of migration across centuries. With haunting parallels drawn to Ruth Asawa’s mid-century art, Carstensen reveals how individual lives echo through history, urging us to see global crises not as isolated events but as enduring chapters in humanity’s long struggle for safety and belonging…