# Alex Christofi
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alex christofi is a British author, known for his 2015 debut novel Glass.
== Early life ==
Christofi was born in Dorset to a British mother and Cypriot father, and grew up in Bournemouth. He was educated at Bournemouth School, where his father was a teacher.He earned a degree in English from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
A deeply personal history of Cyprus
Trying to trace the history of a place as old as Cyprus is like trying to write the history of human civilisation itself, from the primordial swamp and the frothy sea that spewed forth the mythic goddess Aphrodite to the epic battle between the Greeks and the Turks. For English-Cyprian writer Alex …
Notes from Under the Floorboards by Fyodor Dostoevsky - Rerun
The 1864 novella that invented dystopian fiction.
In an episode first published in November 2021, we are joined by authors Alex Christofi (Dostoevsky in Love) and Arifa Akbar (Consumed: A Sister's Story) for a discussion of one of Russia's greatest writers Fyodor Dostoevsky, who was born in Moscow …
111. A New Lease on Life: Dostoevsky’s Letter from the Edge of Death
In this episode of One Sealed Letter, we travel back to December 22, 1849, when the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky stood blindfolded before a firing squad. Moments before the command to fire, a messenger arrived with a pardon from Tsar Nicholas I. What followed was one of the most extraordinary…
"Cyprus is the belly button of the world" Alex Christofi | S4E7
In this episode, I am joined by author and editor Alex Christofi. Alex's most recent book, "Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of Cyprus" is a vivid and expansive exploration of Cyprus' long and complex history.
There's so much to love about Alex's writing. Unlike many of the more distant or one-dimen…
"Cyprus is the belly button of the world" Alex Christofi | S4E7
In this episode, I am joined by author and editor Alex Christofi. Alex's most recent book, "Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of Cyprus" is a vivid and expansive exploration of Cyprus' long and complex history.
There's so much to love about Alex's writing. Unlike many of the more distant or one-dimen…
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