Paxos Festival

Book Presentation “Shoeless heroes”

Tuesday 3 April 2018


Alexandra Mitsiali presents her latest book “Shoeless heroes” –
«Ξυπόλητοι Ήρωες» Patakis Publications in Paxos.

Alexanra Mitsiali is a well-known contemporary Greek author from Corfu with Paxos roots. She has written many stories for children and adults notably “Το Αστερόσπιτο” (House of Stars) 2009, “Με λένε Νιλουφέρ” (My namis Niloufer) 2012, “Η κούκλα που ταξίδευε στον κόσμο” (The Doll Who Travelled Through the World) 2013, “Το υπόσχομαι” (I Promise) 2013. Her novel “Θα σε σώσω ό,τι κι αν γίνει” (I Will Save You, No Matter What) was awarded the Greek State Prize for Literature for the Young in 2014.
“Shoeless heroes” is her latest book and re-counts story of an orphanage in Salonica during the German occupation in WWII and stories of the Jewish community that perished in 1944.

www.biblionet.gr/author/312/Αλεξάνδρα_Μητσιάλη
https://el-gr.facebook.com/alexmitsiali/

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Date: Tuesday 3 April 2018
Venue: Gaios Public Library (KIP)
Time: 7:30 pm
Free entrance