"It is a small masterpiece. The simplicity of the whole piece is unique. Characters come and go, snatched with a single stroke. Life drips, truth drips -drop by drop- from every description. This work places Mr. Doukas among the best storytellers."

(Fotis Politis, "Eleftheron Vima", May 10, 1929)

"It is a true diamond; it has parts that you would think are Holy Scripture and Homer; it also has an excellent dedication."

(Fotis Kontoglou, "Ellinika Grammata", May 4, 1929)

"The 'History of a Captive', exemplary for the simplicity of Stratis Doukas' prose, was reissued with illustrations [...] First published in 1929, this stunning testimony from Asia Minor remained almost unknown for nearly three decades until it was recognized in recent years as one of the masterpieces of the '30s generation."

(Alexandros Kotzias, "I Kathimerini", July 21, 1977)