Angeliki Darlasi - Rights Guide

12 It is 1922, the year of the Asia Minor Catastrophe. Drosos and his sister Areti arrive at the Municipal Theater of Athens that offers accommodation to refugees. “It looks like a doll-house”, says Areti when she sees their new home. However, Areti is not keen on dollhouses so she hides herself inside a trunk until one day she disappears… Drosos makes new friends and they all try to find his sister. But is she a real person, is she alive, or is she his only way to endure pain? The boy in the loge 200 pages | 14x20,5cm | Paperback FOR AGES 12 AND UP Based on historical events, a story full of courage, imagination and compassion which appeals to contemporary reality. ENGLISH TEXT AVAILABLE • 2018 GREEK SECTION OF IBBY YOUNG ADULTS’ BOOK AWARD • SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 STATE PRIZE • ADAPTED INTO A PLAY FOR THE GREEK NATIONAL THEATRE FOR ITS 2022 PROGRAM. What characterizes Darlasi’s writing is that it is deeply human. It is not humorous, it is not witty, it is not verbose, and it is not full of verbal fireworks. It has its own ethos and a humanistic character that wins over even the adult readers. It makes us love her well designed heroes and heroines. We identify with them, sympathize with them, we grieve with those who were hurt a lot but managed not only to stand up but also to evolve, staying united in parallel lives. Asimina Xiroyanni, “Frear” literary magazine RIGHTS SOLD: NORTH MACEDONIA FICTION