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Η Τελευταία Μαύρη Γάτα, Anniversary edition

Author: Eygenios Trivizas

On a distant island, the members of a secret brotherhood of superstitious believers think that black cats bring bad luck and decide to exterminate them with poisons, traps, and a thousand and one...

On a distant island, the members of a secret brotherhood of superstitious believers think that black cats bring bad luck and decide to exterminate them with poisons, traps, and a thousand and one inhumane ways. Soon they have almost achieved their goal. Only one black cat remains alive. The members of the brotherhood are determined to find it and kill it....

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  • Age Age under 8 years old years
  • Language Greek
  • Number of pages Number of pages 408
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2021
  • Publisher Publisher Metaichmio
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On a distant island, the members of a secret brotherhood of superstitious believers think that black cats bring bad luck and decide to exterminate them with poisons, traps, and a thousand and one inhumane ways. Soon they have almost achieved their goal. Only one black cat remains alive. The members of the brotherhood are determined to find it and kill it. But the cat is also determined to survive. This is the story of a ruthless persecution, a desperate love, a bitter betrayal - this is the story of the last black cat. "The Last Black Cat": a novel by the "poet of fairy tales" Eugene Trivizas, which captivates from the first page and maintains the reader’s interest intact, an exciting adventure that combines lyricism with humor, emotion with mystery, despair with hope, a sharp indictment against racism, xenophobia, and superstition. WRITTEN ABOUT THE BOOK "An evocative myth that explores the descent of a nation into the depths of murderous fanaticism. A story that warms the hearts..." (Elaine Williams, "Times Educational Supplement") "The dynamics of racism and the moral duty to resist it have rarely been rendered in such an engaging way. The Last Black Cat resembles an allegory of Albert Camus for a younger audience." (Boyd Tonkin, Literary editor, "The Independent") "Trivizas’s light, beautiful, and entertaining book is undoubtedly a parable-book. It is a mirror-book. Intrigue and love story. Friendship and betrayal. Wonderful and wretched characters. The book carries an aura of the sea, longing, even the smell of fresh fish. Because above all, the Greek Eugene Trivizas is not a philosopher, nor a preacher, he is simply a poet." (www.livelib.ru/book) "Intolerance, scapegoating, and the greed of corporate financial interests are wonderfully satirized." (Gary Mc Keone, Literary Editor, "Arts Council", England) "An amazing novel." (G. Zoumboulakis, "To Vima") "A story of heroic resistance to superstitions, prejudices, and racial discrimination. The author steals the hearts of young readers with his heroes and language." (Mutfak Banyo Seramik) "The novel reveals an entire world, the modern world with its mechanizations, its callousness, its lack of democracy, its absence of vision, ultimately its every kind of racism." (Yannis S. Papadatos, "Diavazo") "Eugene Trivizas declares war on superstitions, prejudices, and racial discrimination..." (Haftalik Dergisi) "Black, like its quadruped protagonists, a requiem for the total madness of racism and intolerance." ("To Pontiki") "Complete enjoyment! You can't fathom it! I didn’t expect such depth from a story about cats." (http://novostiliteratury.ru) "A highly captivating fantasy and mystery adventure." ("Bookseller") "Trivizas is experienced and smart enough not to fall into the trap of didacticism and moralizing. The Last Black Cat is read with suspense and interest until its last page." (Radikal Kitap) "Considering the proportions and scales, 'The Last Black Cat' could be compared to the famous 'Animal Farm'. Both books, each in its own way, have managed to bring to light the painful truths of the times." (Antonis Xagas, mic) "This highly subversive novel for children (and not only) by Eugene Trivizas enters the schools of Israel." (G. Baskozos, "To Vima") A good book, wonderful, you could say. Reading it, you feel a pair of bright, green cat eyes watching you. Such stories you will remember for a long time. www.livelib.ru/book

They wrote about the book The Last Black Cat

«An evocative myth that explores a nation's descent into the depths of murderous fanaticism. A heartwarming story...» — Elaine Williams, Times Educational Supplement

«The dynamics of racism and the moral duty of resistance against it have rarely been rendered in such an engaging way. The Last Black Cat is reminiscent of an Albert Camus allegory for a younger audience.» — Boyd Tonkin, Literary Editor, The Independent

«Trivizas' light, beautiful, and entertaining book is a parable. It is intrigue, love story, friendship, and betrayal. Wonderful and wretched characters. Because above all, the Greek Eugenios Trivizas is a poet.» — livelib.ru

«Intolerance, scapegoating, and the greed of corporate interests are wonderfully satirized.» — Gary Mc Keone, Literary Editor, Arts Council England

«Amazing novel.» — G. Zouboulakis, To Vima

«A story of heroic resistance against superstitions, prejudices, and racial discrimination. The author steals the hearts of young readers with his heroes and language.» — Mutfak Banyo Seramik

«The novel reveals a world of machinations, lack of democracy, and all kinds of racism.» — Yannis S. Papadatos, Diavazo

«Eugenios Trivizas declares war on superstitions, prejudices, and racial discrimination...» — Haftalik Dergisi

«Black, like its four-legged protagonists, a requiem for the total madness of racism and intolerance.» — To Pontiki

«Complete enjoyment! I didn't expect such depth from a story about cats.» — novostiliteratury.ru

«A highly captivating adventure of fantasy and mystery.» — Bookseller

«Trivizas is experienced and clever enough not to fall into the trap of didacticism. The Last Black Cat is read with suspense until its last page.» — Radikal Kitap

«It could be compared to "Animal Farm." Both bring to light painful truths of the times.» — Antonis Xagas, mic

«This highly subversive novel for children (and not only) by Eugenios Trivizas enters the schools of Israel.» — G. Baskozos, To Vima

«Good book, wonderful. Reading it, you feel like bright, green cat eyes are watching you. Such stories remain unforgettable.»


Author Biography - Eugene Trivizas

Academic and Scientific Career

Eugenios Trivizas is a lawyer and academic. He holds a degree in Law and Political & Economic Sciences from the University of Athens. He has a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from University College London and a Ph.D. in Law from the London School of Economics. He served as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of London.

He teaches Criminology and Comparative Criminal Law at the University of Reading, where he was the Director of the Department of Criminology Studies. He has also taught at Bramshill Police College, Central London Polytechnic, LSE, and Panteion University (as a visiting professor from 1993 to 1998). His scientific articles have been published in reputable journals such as Lancet, the British Journal of Criminology, and Annales internationales de Criminologie.

Literary Work
He has been involved in literature from a young age and has written over 100 children's books, one book for adults (The Fireman in Love), more than 20 plays, as well as librettos for operas.

He has been honored with distinctions from the Union of Greek Writers, the Circle of the Greek Children's Book, and the Women's Literary Society. Internationally, he has received awards such as:

  • Parents Choice Amazing Accomplishment Award

  • Sheffield Children’s Book Award Commendation

  • Judson, Massachusetts Children’s Choice Award

  • Arizona Library Association Young Readers Award

His work The Dream of the Scarecrow was presented in 1992 at the British Museum Theatre as part of the European Arts Festival. In the same year, his play A Thousand and One Cats won the First Prize in the global competition of the Polish Centre of Art for Youth. His book The Three Little Wolves reached the 2nd position in the American children's best sellers (Picture Books, 1993).

International Recognition
His books have been translated into many languages, have been included in school readers in Greece and the USA, and have been broadcast by the BBC. The library of the University of Minnesota (E.M. Andersen Library) created a special research collection with his work, which was presented in 2000 in an exhibition on "The Stereotypes of Good and Evil in Children's Literature," with an intervention by the distinguished theorist Jack Zipes.

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Author
Eygenios Trivizas
Publisher
Metaichmio
Subtitle
Anniversary Edition
Language
Greek
Age
under 8 years old years
Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
408
Release Date
08/12/2021
Publication Date
2021
Dimensions
14x20.5 cm
ISBN-13
9786180327861

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    For all ages!
    Very nice, sensitive, with humor but also with some wild moments.
    A story with many extensions...

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