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- 2. ATHENS A really important person who was born in Athens is Georges Sarris The life of Georgia Sarivaxevani Karakosta (real name Georges Sarris) was born on 23 May 1925 in Athens. Her mother was French from Senegal and her father from Ayvalik. In her childhood she lived in Greece, where he finished elementary and high school. Before completing her general education, the war began in 1940. During the war the Georges Sarri participated in the Resistance and in EPON. Describing those years she says: «The years of occupation were years of joy and freedom." «Since we became unhappy from happy. And that's why we chose the road of life and death was let inside. Mourning and glad together. We feared though. There was a goal, the liberation». Started from very small to deal with the theater teacher Vassilis Rotas. Larger in the years of occupation, and after finishing school, she began acting at the Drama School of Dimitris Rontiris. Those years gained many experiences, which later formed the basic issue of certain books and careers of actress of film and television. The Second World War was followed by civil war, during which the Georges Sari was wounded in the arm and leg by shrapnel and was admitted to the hospital «Agia Olga». Later, in 1947, was forced to leave for exile in Paris. There he worked at various jobs while attending acting school in the Charles Ntilen. In Paris he met important people, such as Costas Axelos, Melina Mercouri, Adonis Cyrus, Marcel Marceau and many others. In those years he met and Egyptian surgeon Marcel Karakosta, with whom she married and made two kids. In 1962 he returned to Greece and began appearing in theater and cinema alongside household names of actors. This period lasted until the time of the dictatorship, when Georges Sari and some friends of the actors decided to make passive resistance and not play again in the theater. "I imagined that it would last so many years of dictatorship ... Say seven months, not seven years! ".
- 3. That summer, devoid of any form of expression, he began to write his first novel. The Treasure of Vagiasxekinise likes playing with children who had been around, as it itself acknowledges. The book was first published in 1969 and had great success, and was later transferred to television. This was decisive for the Georges Sari, because since then decided to turn to writing. Personal choice that justifies itself in an interview : " In writing I found what I could not find the theater , perhaps because I was not a protagonist and perhaps because I was not able to pick the roles that the impresario or the director chose to me . Now get full responsibility for my books. I do what I want, what I can. " However, Georges Sari not only stayed in writing books children's literature . He tried in every way to popularize the children's book and keep alive and direct contact with the audience. So, he started going to schools throughout Greece and make speeches. At times , through some articles and participate in literary discussions , took an active part in issues related to children's literature , such as comic books , the themes of children's books and a woman's place in it.
- 4. The project The Georges Sari , from 1969 first appeared in Greek letters with the Treasure Vayia until today , has written twenty novels , a novel , four children's theatrical works and nine books for young children . Also to its credit has fourteen novels translations from the French. All her books have made several revisions and some of them have received awards . In 1994 Ninetta won the National Book Award for children's literature , as well as the Circle of the Greek Children's Book ( award shared with Loti Petrovic – And routsopoulou ) . Later, in 1999 the Department of Greek Children's Book gave even a prize for the dance of life. In 1988 The Chegia proposed for Andersen Award .
- 5. • • • Prolific and widely read , stands on the issues chosen for their human heroes , living and experiencing daily problems of life , for the simple style , the removal of simple and classic narrative techniques for direct and non- teaching approach and presentation of the child through its projects and its overall vision around the modern child . What characterizes all of her work is experiential writing and the need to express through it . A need , as she confesses , helps the writer to save himself : " The authors write first and foremost for themselves , to express themselves first and foremost , to be saved ." In this way the Georges Sari can " live " in different situations and seasons and recreates them with great conviction . Her works become lively and realistic personality , while readers ' feel ' as their own experience what the original poster has so convincingly convey . The experiential writing, however, which itself has many times admitted, does not exclude the creative imagination and fictional elements, which are present in all projects. Her books «knit myth to history " and thus built the novel. The core of her work can be touches and experiential reality, but the development of the plot contains many fantastic elements. In 1994 he was awarded the Prize for children's literature books for the novel Ninetta. In 1995 and in 1999 was awarded the Circle of Greek Children's Book. In 1988 he was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. As an actor he has been awarded the 1960 Prize Actress Thessaloniki Film Festival. He was an honorary member of the Society of Greek Writers from 1972 until her death. He died on 9 June 2012 at age 87 and 12 of the same month he was buried in the First Cemetery of Athens.
- 6. In 1994 he was awarded the Prize for children's literature books for the novel Ninetta. In 1995 and in 1999 was awarded the Circle of Greek Children's Book. In 1988 he was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. As an actor he has been awarded the 1960 Prize Actress Thessaloniki Film Festival. He was an honorary member of the Society of Greek Writers from 1972 until her death. He died on 9 June 2012 at age 87 and 12 of the same month he was buried in the First Cemetery of Athens.