From far away
by Angeliki Darlasi
Description
It was summer when Walice, along with wandering performers and the fairground, pitched up on a plot on the edge of our town. And there was a carousel at the fairground that we were dreaming of even while being awake.
Walice had nothing – but we only found out about this much later.
What we knew was that she was different and, as the grown-ups have told us, we should be afraid of her and avoid her. Therefore, they gave us a scarf to put it on her so that she stood out. Up until the night we found out she could do magic…
This is a story on prejudice, racism, and the Romani Holocaust. On the narrow-mindedness and harshness of adults, but, also, on the intrinsic empathy of children.
Mostly, it is the story of a true and generous friendship; the story of a magical summer…
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Author Biography
Multi-awarded author:
• Greek State Prize for Children’s/Youth Literature
• International Board on Books\ for Young People (IBBY) Honour List
• 2010 White Ravens Catalogue
• Two Greek State Prizes for Children’s and Youth Theatre
• Two Greek IBBY Awards
Metaichmio Publications S.A.
Metaichmio was founded in 1993 and today is one of the most important and leading publishing companies in Greece, specializing in translated and Greek fiction, as well as in children’s and educational books, academic books, biographies, contemporary comment and graphic novels, both translated and original. Our list includes many multi-awarded Greek authors and illustrators. Over the years, our original titles (children’s and adult) and our acclaimed contributors have been awarded among others with the following distinctions: The Greek State Prize (for Adult and Children’s Literature) Academy of Athens Novel Prize IBBY awards and nominations Mentions in the White Raven Catalogue of the International Children’s Library of Munich Nominations for the Hans Christian Andersen Illustration Award “Public” Book Awards Literary Prizes awarded by Anagnostis / Dekata literary magazines
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- Publication Date May 2021
- Orginal LanguageGreek
- ISBN/Identifier 9786180326154
- Publication Country or regionGreece
- FormatPaperback
- Pages56
- Publish StatusPublished
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