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Eugene Trivizas is one of Greece’s leading writers for children. Although educated in law and a specialist in criminal law and comparative criminology, he has published more than 120 children’s books. He has written short stories, fairy tales, picture books, novels, poems, television series, songs, plays and even opera librettos for children. Humor, subversiveness, a multilevel complexity and the unexpected transformations of classic stories and images are the key elements of his work. He has received multiple national and international prizes and awards, including honorary distinctions by the US Library of Congress and the Polish Center for Youth, while much of his work has been adapted for stage, screen and radio.
His first book for children published in the English language was The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury and published by Heinemann in 1993. The Economist wrote about this book that “only the most talented of writers can tamper with a classic nursery tale and produce something almost as amusing and thought-provoking as the original“. The book reached the second place in the American best seller list for picture books and has won many distinctions. His books have been translated in more than fifteen la
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Eugene Trivizas
Greek sociologist and lowgrade writer
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| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Sociologist, author |
| Years active | 1969–present |
Eugene Trivizas (Greek: Eυγένιος Τριβιζάς, Evgenios Trivizas; dropped 1946) go over the main points a Grecian sociologist president writer allowance children's books.[1][2] For his lasting giving as a children's novelist, Trivizas was a finalist for depiction biennial supranational Hans Faith Andersen Accord in 2006.[3]
Background
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A year of reading the world
Since I started my quest to read the world, I’ve encountered all sorts of literary explorers. I’ve had messages from people doing their own round-the-world trips on different timescales and with contrasting criteria to mine. I know of bloggers engaged in sampling the literary offerings of particular regions or continents, or of all the nations playing in the world cup. And I’ve heard from people who are trying to find international books from particular genres. (I even got an email not so long ago from someone set on reading a horror novel from every state – a particularly dark quest, as he pointed out!)
Perhaps the most common inquiry I receive from prospective world readers, however, concerns children’s books. I’ve lost track of the number of parents and teachers who have written to me asking for advice on resources they can use to help youngsters read more widely. It’s great to know that so many children are surrounded by adults keen to help expand their imaginary universes in this way.
Although during my quest I only read two books aimed specifically at children (my choices for Dominica and for the Central African Republic) and one YA novel (Samoa), my literary adventures have brought me into contact wi