Levkas Man is a thriller novel by British author Hammond Innes published in 1971. It tells the story of a doctor who goes to the Greek island of Lefkada (Levkas) with his adopted son to prove a theory about prehistoric man. The story takes place against the background of the early 1970s, with the Cold War at its peak and the Middle East smouldering with political conflict. It is told by the protagonist, Paul van der Voort. He is a 28-year-old sailor from the Netherlands and is just back from a long journey, when he gets involved in a fight at the port area of Amsterdam. He needs to flee after murdering a man and goes back to his childhood home in the city of Amsterdam.
Adaptations (1)
Levkas Man was adapted into a 1981 film.
Levkas Man1981 · film · 60 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.6Levkas Man is a 1981 mini series about a doctor who goes to the Greek island of Levkas to prove a theory about prehistoric man. It was shot on location in Greece. Paul Gerrard is a man in search of his missing father - a wayward archaeologist who has disappeared from Greece.
