Wildcat under

glass

© 1963, 2015

A children’s novel

1970 Mildred Batchelder Award (U.S.A.)

With a Faber number two pencil

© 2013, 2015

Biographical narrative

2014 READERS PRIZE (GREECE)

Achilles’

fiancee

© 1987, 2015

A novel for adults

2002 Premio Acerbi (ITALY)

Tina’s Web

© 2002

A novel for teenagers and young readers

Shortlisted for the 2009 Marsh Award (U.K.)

LIFE & WORK

Alki Zei was born in Athens in 1923 and passed her early childhood in Samos, where her mother was from. On her father’s side she originated from Crete. When she went to school her family first moved at Maroussi and later in Athens.

She studied philosophy at the University of Athens, drama at the Athens Conservatory and Screenwriting at Moscow Cinema Institute.

“If Ι chose to write mainly for children, it is because I wanted to share with them the significant moments my generation has gone through and contribute to the collective memory”.

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