Cyprus: The Divided Island

Cyprus, The Divided Island

By: Dr. Niki Karavasilis

Cyprus, The Divided Island, is a concise book of the most complex, intricate, and unjust history in the world narrated by people who lived and still live in Cyprus. The reader is submerged into the world of fear, suspicion, and violence among the Turkish and Greek Cypriots that didn't exist before Turkey unleashed the invasions, Attila I and Attila II.

Cyprus became a victim of violence and multiple atrocities of mankind due to the political intervention by foreign interests. The result was to divide the island in two by the buffer zone called the Green Line. The north for the Turkish Cypriots and the south for the Greek Cypriots.

Cyprus, The Divided Island, describes the politics of the island from 1954 to 1977. It also combines history and storytelling so that the reader understands how the decision by foreign governments and military leaders affected the people of Cyprus. The reader also observes the bond of two families; a Greek and a Turkish family that put their friendship above all the political events of hatred. In the end, Demitri, the son of the Turkish Cypriot family marries Eleni, a Greek Cypriot's daughter. They fall in love during the most devastating years of war, embracing the most powerful ingredient of life...love.

About the Author

Dr. Niki Karavasilis, a professor of foreign languages, was born in Greece and educated in the United States. Fluent in many languages, she taught for thirty-five years at college levels in Athens, Greece, and at several universities in New England.

She was the founder of the workshops in New Hampshire: In Search of Excellence in Teaching Foreign Languages, the president of IBI (international Business Institute) in New England, Chairman of Foreign Languages, Examiner of Foreign Languages for the State of NH, Director of Cultural Heritage Alliance for European Exchange programs in Europe, and visiting professor at the University of Moscow, Madrid, Athens, and Cairo.

A member of numerous honor societies, she was selected for Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the East for her outstanding achievements in the teaching profession. She was commended for her efforts in promoting the study of foreign languages by the Consul General of Spain in Boston, Andres Drake, and President Ronald Reagan.

Upon her retirement, Dr. Karavasilis became an author and a lecturer on Greek politics and Culture. She is the author of Scattered Leaves, The Abducted Greek Children of the Communists: Paidomazoma, Reaching America, The Whispering Voices of Smyrna, Οι Σιωπηλές Κραυγές της Σμύρνης, The Journey of Hope, Shattered Lives, The Mental Intruder, The Greek Jewish Boy in Auschwitz, and Cyprus, The Divided Island.

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