Eleni Svoronou 12 Myth-Stories about Cyprus
young reader | 9+
ISBN: 978-960-594-118-5 • Price: 12,50€ • 14×21 cm. • Pages: 104
The book | Through its short chapters, this book introduces young readers to the history of Cyprus – its people, geography, and the conditions in which Cypriot Hellenism was born and developed.
A literary journey that begins in myth and continues to the modern era, reaching even the island’s division.
The author | Eleni Svoronou is a well-known author of children's and youth literature. She has written a lot of books which have been awarded several times with important prizes such as the Circle of the Greek Children’s Book Award (IBBY) and the State Literary Award. In addition, one of her books has been included in the White Ravens’ 2016 list. She works for WWF Greece organizing educational programs about natural heritage and culture.
Konstantinos Mitsou was born in 2005 in Athens. He is studying International Relations at the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus. He has attended drawing courses at the Ornerakis School and, at the age of 11, illustrated the book A Girl in Auschwitz by Frediano Sessi, published in the Children’s and Young Adults’ Literature series of Kalendis Editions (2016). He also illustrated The Glass Island and the Pirates by Ersi Doxakopoulou-Douraki (2018), Konstantinos Kanaris is My Name by Maria Andrikopoulou (2020), and most recently 12 Myth-stories of Cyprus by Eleni Svoronou (2024).
