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Alki Zei

Born

in Athens, Greece

December 15, 1925

Died

February 27, 2020

Website

http://www.alkizei.com/en

Genre

Children's Books, Young Adult, Historical Fiction

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One could say that our outstanding author Alki Zei (Greek: Άλκη Ζέη) has raised with her books lots of children, apart from bringing up two of her own.
Today’s children in Greece have additionally the chance to know her work in their textbooks where her novels have been anthologized.
Among the various national and international distinctions she has obtained for her work, the greatest recognition comes from the readers, who read passionately her books and place them in the top of the best seller lists. But what makes Alki Zei’s work really significant is the impression it evokes out of Greece. Her books have often been awarded abroad: Mildred Batchelder in the U.S.A. for Wildcat under glass, Petros’ war and The sound of the dragon’s feet, Acer One could say that our outstanding author Alki Zei (Greek: Άλκη Ζέη) has raised with her books lots of children, apart from bringing up two of her own.
Today’s children in Greece have additionally the chance to know her work in their textbooks where her novels have been anthologized.
Among the various national and international distinctions she has obtained for her work, the greatest recognition comes from the readers, who read passionately her books and place them in the top of the best seller lists. But what makes Alki Zei’s work really significant is the impression it evokes out of Greece. Her books have often been awarded abroad: Mildred Batchelder in the U.S.A. for Wildcat under glass, Petros’ war and The sound of the dragon’s feet, Acerbi Prize in Italy for Achille’s fiancée, Bookworms prize in France for Tina’s web. Above all Wildcat under glass which has marked contemporary Greek juvenile literature since it was first published in 1963. Through various trans-national republications, cataloguing for school study and frequent awards, it is considered to be one of the best books for children worldwide according to librarians, literary critics and teachers.

Alki Zei is therefore a precious asset for Greek contemporary literature. She may mainly write for children but she equally addresses to adults. Within the stories of her books she transforms her own experiences into novels, however always keeping enough distance from autobiography but allowing her heroes to view things through her own angle. As she belongs to a generation of people who have sacrificed their ambitions and private lives for the sake of collective dreams and fight for peace, freedom and democracy, having herself actively participated in Greece’s bitter historical moments of Resistance, persecutions and overthrows during and after World War II, she considers it her duty to record those important historical events so that younger generations know.
But although her stories are set in really lived historical context, she is neither exhaustive in History account nor instructive towards readers. Her intention is to ensure awareness and give a chance for further questioning on a multitude of universal moral and social issues.

Naturally, the greatest virtue of her books remains their exquisite literary value which derives from masterly expression, perfect plot and a subtle sense of humour, thus resulting to breathless reading. ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 16,961 ratings · 838 reviews · 35 distinct works • Similar authors

	Το καπλάνι της βιτρίνας by Alki Zei, Άλκη Ζέη 4.32 avg rating — 4,764 ratings — published 1963 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ο μεγάλος περίπατος του Πέτρου by Alki Zei, Άλκη Ζέη 4.30 avg rating — 2,591 ratings — published 1971 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Η Κωνσταντίνα και οι αράχνες της by Alki Zei, Άλκη Ζέη 4.03 avg rating — 1,836 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Η μωβ ομπρέλα by Alki Zei, Άλκη Ζέη 4.24 avg rating — 1,678 ratings — published 1989 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Με μολύβι φάμπερ νούμερο δύο by Alki Zei, Άλκη Ζέη 4.25 avg rating — 1,317 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Η αρραβωνιαστικιά του Αχιλλέα by Alki Zei, Άλκη Ζέη 4.16 avg rating — 1,237 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Κοντά στις ράγες by Alki Zei, Άλκη Ζέη 4.26 avg rating — 919 ratings — published 1977	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ο ψεύτης παππούς 3.91 avg rating — 945 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ο θείος Πλάτων by Alki Zei, Άλκη Ζέη 3.74 avg rating — 455 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ένα παιδί από το πουθενά by Alki Zei, Άλκη Ζέη 4.01 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Από τα μικρά μου χρόνια ως σήμερα, ας μην πω με ακρίβεια πόσα είναι γιατί θα τρομάξω κι εγώ η ίδια, έζησα έναν πόλεμο, δύο εμφύλιους πολέμους, δύο δικτατορίες και δύο προσφυγιές. Δεν τα έζησα σαν απλός παρατηρητής, αλλά παίρνοντας ενεργό μέρος κάθε φορά κι έτσι και να ήθελα δεν θα μπορούσε το συγγραφικό μου έργο να μην επηρεαστεί από τα γεγονότα αυτά που συγκλόνισαν τον τόπο μας. Άθελα μου η ζωή μου μπλέχτηκε μέσα στην ιστορία κι έγινα κι εγώ ένα κομμάτι της. Το συγγραφικό μου λοιπόν έργο, θέλω δε θέλω είναι γεμάτο ιστορία.”
― Alki Zei

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“— Ο Γκάτσος δεν είναι ο καθένας. Εγώ του λέω όλα μου τα μυστικά.
— Αυτό δεν είναι ένα οποιοδήποτε μυστικό. Είναι επικίνδυνο. Εγώ δεν θα το πω στον Γιώργο.
Έγινε έξω φρενών. Τράβηξε με δύναμη ένα κουρελάκι κι έβγαλε και μια τούφα μαλλιά μαζί.

— Το ίδιο είναι ο Γιώργος και ο Γκάτσος; Εγώ με τον Γκάτσο είμαστε ένα, δώσαμε όρκο πως δεν θα έχουμε μυστικά ο ένας από τον άλλο. Εγώ με τον Γκάτσο θα περάσουμε όλη μας τη ζωή μαζί. Ενώ εσύ...
— Τι εγώ;
— Εσύ μόλις που τον γνώρισες και δεν σου έχει στείλει ούτε μια μαργαρίτα.
— Εγώ, κυρία μου, δεν έχω ανάγκη από άνθη.
— Μίλα σιγά, θ' ακούσει ο μπαμπάς.
— Έχω εμπιστοσύνη στον Γιώργο, ούτε χρειάζεται να κρεμάω άσπρες πετσέτες για...”
― Alki Zei, Με μολύβι φάμπερ νούμερο δύο

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“Wherever she went. So many languages, so many countries. Her passport: Achilles’ fiancée. Into the depths of Asia. Along the entire route of Alexander the Great. A little further down from Samarkand as far as Tashkent, where Achilles had fled to after the civil war. Ташкент as it is written in Russian, with one letter that looks like the trident of Poseidon but without the handle. “Later,”
― Alki Zei, Achilles' fiancée

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