Mission Box

Mission Box (Greek: Το Κιβώτιο, romanized: To Kivotio, lit.

'the crate') is a political novel by Greek writer Aris Alexandrou, his most known work.

[6] Its plot is set in the Greek Civil War era, and revolves around various related thematic poles.

[8][9] During the final period of the Greek Civil War, following an order from General Headquarters, a group of rebels undertakes to transport a crate of unknown contents to a rebel-held city, passing through enemy territory.

However, when he arrives at his destination, the box is found to be empty and the rebel is imprisoned by his comrades for sabotage.

Schematic illustration similar to those drawn by Aris Alexandrou to describe the route taken by the rebels in his novel "Mission Box". The sketch is not identical to the ones made by the writer; it does not depict the exact route described in the novel.