Eugenios trivizas biography

Eugene Trivizas: the Greek storyteller for children of all ages

Eugene Trivizas is one of Greece’s leading writers for children. Although he studied law and specialises in criminology, he has published more than 120 children’s books and has become the most well-known and beloved Greek storyteller (or as we’d say in Greek, “paramithas”).

 

Trivizas’ work is characterized by humour, subversives, depth and the unexpected retelling of classic stories, which makes it a pleasure to read for both children and adults at different levels.

For his lasting contribution as a children’s writer, he has received more than twenty national and international literary prizes and awards and has also been a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006.

His life


Eugene Trivizas was born in Athens, where he also completed his studies in law before moving to the UK to pursue an academic career in criminology. He has worked with the UK Home Office and Scotland Yard as part of his research and has published almost as many papers on dif

EUGENE TRIVIZAS

Eugene Trivizas has written more than a hundred books, all of them currently in print, that are enjoyed by both adults and children. Although he is a barrister at law and Director of Criminal Justice studies at the University of Reading, England, his books for children forgo all rules and regulations, all laws and boundaries and dive head first into an ocean of pure imagination and fun. He has received more than twenty national and international literary prizes and awards. In 2006, Eugene Trivizas was shortlisted for the prestigious international Hans Christian Andersen award, while his play "The Scarecrow's Dream" has been included in the IBBY Honour List and has been awarded the IBBY Diploma for excellence in writing. His first book for children published in English, THE THREE LITTLE WOLVES AND THE BIG BAD PIG, was a huge international success. It reached 2nd place in the American bestseller list for picture books, won many distinctions and has been translated into fifteen languages. With a distinctive combination of lyricism and surrealism, humour and poetic

Eugene Trivizas

Greek sociologist and children's writer

Eugene Trivizas

Trivizas signing autographs

Born1946 (age 78–79)
Athens, Greece
OccupationSociologist, author
Years active1969–present

Eugene Trivizas (Greek: Eυγένιος Τριβιζάς, Evgenios Trivizas; born 1946) is a Greek sociologist and writer of children's books.[1][2] For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Trivizas was a finalist for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006.[3]

Background

Born in Athens, he received his LL.B. degree from the University of Athens in 1969. In 1972, he passed the Athens Bar examinations and in the same year he was called as a barrister to the Athens Bar. In 1973, he received a BSc degree in Politics and Economics from the University of Athens and the following year he received an LL.M. degree in Comparative Criminal Law and Procedure from the University of London (University College) and a diploma in Shipping Law from the City of London Polytechnic. In 1977, he was m

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