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Good morning sun: The lost war
, by Andreas
Samuel
Laugh so as not to mourn
, by Titos Christodoulou
The cigarette papers of captivity: Deposition-Cy-
prus 1974
, by George Kotsonis
Literary Work in the Cypriot Dialect (for the
period 2009-2011)
The State Prize for Literary Work in the Cypriot
Dialect
Antonis Constantinou Eli-
akis:
Cypriot couplets and
others
With his book
Cypriot cou-
plets and others
, Antonis
Eliakis offers an original
and enjoyable book, which
activates the Cypriot dia-
lect, unexpectedly seen through unexpected an-
gles. To a point, it tests the language itself, as
it handles it with subversive combinations of
rhymes. Antonis Eliakis uses a playful tone along
with his endogenous surrealism. And we mustn’t
forget the mix of the author’s philosophical ap-
proach and his irony, which covers – under a thick
layer of humour – a sensitive man, who handles
words like a poet.
Other works included in the Literary Work in the
Cypriot Dialect dialect category:
The sieve
, byAndreas Podilatas
Bitter stories by sweet women
, by Maria M. Savva
Children’s Literature
The State Prize for Children’s Literature
Panayiota Plisi:
I am
not a monster, I tell you!
There were 37 entries
in the Children’s Litera-
ture category. By ma-
jority vote, the Judging
Committee decided to
award Panayiota Plisi
for her book
I am not a
monster, I tell you!
I am not a monster, I tell
you!
is a realistic novel with an original theme:As-
perger’s syndrome – a form of autism and a hot
topic of our times. The Committee deemed the
book especially interesting, with exceptional, sen-
sitive narrative and an original way of writing, and
accepted that the book is written in a simple man-
ner, aimed at children and not lacking humour.
The Committee also noted that the author had seri-
ously researched her topic, in a way that pulls at the
reader’s heartstrings from beginning to end. The suc-
cessful use of narration elements, such as deceleration
and acceleration, contribute significantly to an inter-
esting narrative structure, used in a non-balancedway
as means of achieving the goals of the narrative. The
discourse offers realism to the story, without deduct-
ing from its literary element. All the literary varieties,
especially the suspense and tight race, make this an
interesting read. Its structural elements create a strong
plot, as the suspense moves back and forth between
the “what” and the “how”, but also the “whether
something will happen”. This is the book’s strongest
point, as by using these forms of suspense, the author
essentially reveals, projects and underlines the story’s
theme, which is further reinforced by a strong “snake
plot”, even though the story uses the general plot
structure: departure – adventures – return.
Other works included in the Children’s Literature-
category:
Fairytales always speak the truth
, by Elena Peri-
cleous
Semeli’s smile
, by Marina Michaelidou Kadi
Ta Ntrinkintenia
, by Irene Chiratou
Granddad’s stories and sayings
, by Kypros Kour-
tellaris
Youth Literature
The State Prize for Youth Literature
Neophytos Neophytides:
Short Stories
There were three entries
in the Youth Literature
category. Neophytos Neo-
phytides’ won the award
by majority vote, for his
book that is made up of
eight short or more exten-