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His acclaimed coverage of the mafia led to two bestselling books. Eleni nicholas fmcg global markets group client leader. But ever since childhood, he wanted to cover a more personal story. I wish id had more time to read this book quickly, so i could have remembered all the greek names. The author approaches, if not exceeds, his earlier effort. View eleni nicholas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Eleni kougia synchronised swimming hsf koe linkedin. But she never imagined that her whimsical treats shaped like designer shoes and baby carriages. Gages training as an investigative reporter and foreign correspondent for the new york times was put to the test in every way. As an investigative reporter for the new york times and the wall street journal, nicholas gage reported on important issues such as organized crime and drug trafficking. In this one, theres a scene that ends the story in july of 1983 which is exactly when i was experiencing epirus, greece for the first time as a newly married nongreek nifi. One of the satisfactions of nicholas gages eleni is the grafting of an. I read eleni after reading another book by nicholas gage, a place for us.

The book, eleni, published by random house in 1983, was a bookofthemonth club main selection, was nominated as the best biography by the national book critics circle, and was awarded the heinemann prize for best book of. Where the book could have been dry, his research and writing brings the characters alive and while you know elenis fate early on, you could not help but continue to read the book and admire her resolve and dedication in saving her family. Her journey over the past 14 years has been one of managing the growth of her unique dessert business, elenis new york elenis. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover elenis.

This article is adapted from his book eleni, to be published by random house later. Eleni was executed by communist guerrillas in august 1948, one year to the day before the end of the civil war in greece which killed 158,000 people. Follow nicholas gage and explore their bibliography from s nicholas gage author page. The daughter of a greek father and a minnesotan mother, i grew up in athens, greece, and the suburbs of worcester, massachusettsand became obsessed with cultural rituals and traditions along the way. Baking entrepreneur eleni gianopulos is the founder and owner of elenis new york. In 1948, when he was nine, nicholas gages mother eleni gatzoyiannis was executed by greek communist guerrillas, the book is presented, stagily, as the outcome of his search for her killers. View eleni kougias profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Eleni nikols staffing executive robert half linkedin. I dig my key out of my pocket and unlock my frosty bike from the staff courtyard where it has been for the last 12 hours, i begin my short ride through a sleepy york. View eleni nikols profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Oct 01, 1989 a place for us is the sequel to the book eleni, which i read twice when it came out in the 1980s. In later years her young son nicholas returnes to greece as an adult to piece together the events leading to elenis death. In his 1983 book, eleni, a personal memoir of epic proportions, nicholas gage, an investigative reporter and the former athens bureau chief for the new york times, recalls in meticulous detail.

Gages training as an investigative reporter and foreign correspondent for the new york times was put to the test in every way, as he tra i wish id had more time to read this book quickly, so i could have remembered all the greek names. I persuaded my editors to send me to athens as the new. So we revert to the village of lia, in mountainous northern greece, for the story of elenis marriage to. I was happy for nicholas gage, who was a fine reporter for the times and now writes books and produces films.

See the complete profile on linkedin and discover elenis connections and jobs at similar companies. His experiences as a reporter were the basis for the television show the andros targets. In eleni, the former new york times correspondent told of his. View eleni nikolopoulos profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. This article is adapted from his book eleni, to be published by random house later this month. I cannot think of another book that so compellingly demonstrates the. In his critically acclaimed book eleni 1983, nicholas gage gave us a chilling account of his mothers arrest, torture and execution by communist guerrillas. This is an extraordinarily powerful book that has left a searing imprint on my memory.

This book stands in the long shadow cast by nicholas gages previous book about his family, which was an international best seller. Nicholas gage was born 1939 and his original name was nikos gatzoyiannis his birth place is a village northwestern greece and it is called lia, gage spent his early years with his mother, eleni,and four older sisters. His father, christos, had left to find work in the united states. Gage is a former new york times reporter whose earlier successes include eleni lj 61583, the touching story of the murder of his mother by greek communists. Gages training as an investigative reporter and foreign correspondent for the new york times was put to the test in every way, as he. Nicholas gage joined his father in massachusetts at the age of nine and grew up to become a top new york times investigative reporter, honing his. Eleni is based on the true story of a new york times reporter who went searching for his past in greece. Gage wisely omits his opinionsthoughts throughout most of the book, only interjecting when necessary.

The reporters name is nicholas gage as a very young boy, he is sent to america to join relatives at the end of world war ii. He is most famous for two autobiographical memoirs, the bestselling eleni translated into 32 languages, and adapted into film and a place for us. It is the story of eleni gatzoyiannis as told by her son, nicholas gage. Nicholas gage author of eleni goodreads share book. In america gage grew up to become one of the new york times best. The mafia is not an equal opportunity employer and mafia, u. Leaving york hospital bleary eyed after a night shift on labour ward. In 1980, gage began researching a book about his mothers fate in the greek civil war. My fascination with cultural rituals, beliefs, and intermixing inspired me to study folklore and mythology when i went off to college at harvard. Nicholas gage joined his father in massachusetts at the age of nine and grew up to become a top new york times investigative reporter, honing his skills with one thought in mind.