Stefanos is defined by the women in his life. In the 70s he was the ‘DJ Prince’, in love with Eleni, the most beautiful girl in town. And there is Katya, a young Russian dancer, who wants to marry him. Then there is Margarita, his soul mate, who adored him from the moment he was born, when she was working as a young prostitute, renting rooms at his mother’s house. And living nextdoor to him, there is the religious Roula, Stefanos’s playmate when they were children. As Despo and Stefanos unravel their pasts, each tries to understand the meaning of belonging, love, and loss, amidst a distant glimpse of hope for the reunification of the island.
Paperback fiction - 240pp Size: 140 x 210 mm RRP: $24.95 ISBN: 978-1-921325-23-6 Publication date: October 2012 Rights: World
Anna Kannava was born in Cyprus and migrated to Australia in 1974 at the age of fifteen with her mother and two brothers. She studied drama, art, photography, film, and screenwriting, and worked as an animator, actor, writer, and director. Despite being hampered for most of her adult life by a debilitating condition, scleroderma, Anna completed a number of highly personal and poetic films, including the feature films Dreams for Life (2004) and Kissing Paris (2008), and the acclaimed documentaries Ten Years After, Ten Years Older (1986) and The Butler (1997). After a ten-month fight against cancer, Anna died on 5th May 2011 at the age of 51. Stefanos of Limassol has been released posthumously in honour of her unwavering commitment to life and creativity. Anna was an inspiration to all who knew her. As she battled through physical limitations, she never stopped dreaming and planning her next project.