Georges Sarri

Georges Sari (Greek: Ζωρζ Σαρή) is the nom de plume of Georgia Sarivaxevani (born May 1925), a Greek author^[1][2] and actress. Her mother was French and her father was Greek.

From an early age, she developed an interest in acting, and she started her acting career in 1962. She studied in Rodiri's Drama School and later she continued her studies in Paris in Charles Didlen's school.

She has written many books and in 1994 she won the Best Children Literature book award for her book Ninet (which was a semi-autobiography of her sister).

In 1995 and 1999 she was awarded with the Greek Cycle of Books. In 1988 she was nominated for the Hans Cristian Andersen Award. Furthermore, as an actress, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the Thessaloniki Film Festival.

Works

Novels

• Ο Θησαυρός της Βαγίας (1969) (The treasure of Bagia)
• Το Ψέμα (1970) (The Lie)
• Όταν ο Ήλιος… (1971) (When the Sun...)
• Κόκκινη κλωστή δεμένη… (1974) (Red thread tied)
• Τα γενέθλια (1977) (Birthday)
• Τα στενά παπούτσια (1979) (The tight shoes)
• Οι νικητές (1983) (The Winners)
• Τα Χέγια (1987)
• Το παραράδιασμα (1989)
• Κρίμα κι άδικο (1990) (Pity and unfair)
• Nινέτ (1993) (Ninet)
• Zoυμ (1994) (Zoum)
• Ε.Π. (1995) (U.F.)
• Μια αγάπη για δύο (με την Αργυρώ Κοκορέλη, 1996) (One love for two with Argiro Kokoreli)
• Ο Χορός της ζωής (1998) (The Dance of life)
• Σοφία (2000) (Sofia)
• Κλειστά Χαρτιά (με την Μελίνα Καρακώστα, 2001) (Hole Cards with Melina Karakosta)
• Ο Κύριός μου (2002) (My teacher)
• Τότε... (2004) (Then...)
• Γράμμα από την Οδησσό (2005) (Letter form Odessa)
• Το προτελευταίο σκαλοπάτι (2009) (The step before the last one)

Children's books

• Το κουμπί και μια βελόνα (2010) (The button and the needle)
• Το γαϊτανάκι (1973) (The carousel)
• Ο Φρίκος ο Κοντορεβυθούλης μου (1980)
• Η σοφή μας η δασκάλα (1982) (Our wise teacher)
• Η κυρία Κλοκλό (οκτώ βιβλία) (1986-1987) (Miss Kloklo)
• Ο Τοτός και η Τοτίνα (οκτώ βιβλία, 1988 - 1990) (Totos and Totina)
• Ο Αρλεκίνος (1993) (The Harlequin)
• Η Πολυλογού (1993)(The Babbler)

Filmography

• Το τελευταίο ψέμμα (1958) (The last lie)
• Ο άνθρωπος του τραίνου (1958) (Train's man)
• Έγκλημα στα παρασκήνια (1960) (Backstage Crime)
• Φεύγω με πίκρα στα ξένα (1964) (I leave in sorrow abroad)
• Προδοσία (1964) (Betrayal)
• Το μπλόκο (1965) (The road block)
• Το νησί της Αφροδίτης (1969) (Aphrodite's Island)
• Χάππυ νταίη [Happy day] (1976) (Happy Day)
• Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος 1910-1927 (1980) (Eleutherios Venizelos)
• Γενέθλια πόλη (1987) (Hometown)

References