MAGNETTE: A Cyprus Odyssey

MAGNETTE: A Cyprus Odyssey

<b>A Cyprus Odyssey</b><br /><br />A strange bet, with a vintage car at stake, results in an unlikely job for a college professor. Once a week, for an hour or so, he is obliged to drive an old man around Cyprus.<br /><br />Almost as a hobby, the professor tries to uncover the old man’s secretive past and in the meantime gets a healthy dose of his own medicine, education, from this unlikeliest of sources. Mr. Aris, the old man, proves to be a fountain of interesting though often obscure and even questionable information. All this makes for a refreshingly new perspective on life and Cyprus.<br /><br />This book is a treasure trove of fascinating facts. But it is a lot more than that. It is a tale of forbidden love and the terrible consequences of war.<br /><br />It is an account of abject struggle against poverty and a heart-warming love affair with a country, Cyprus - and a car.<br /><br />Adventure, friendship, romance, ancient mythology, modern history, mysterious old codes and all these against the backdrop of this beautiful Mediterranean island we know so little about....<br /><br /><b>About Elmos Konis</b><br /><br />I am an Assistant Professor at the European University – Cyprus.<br /> <br />I obtained my MBA at the University of Montana in the USA and my PhD at London Metropolitan University. I have presented my research work on Cyprus in such diverse places as Mexico, Slovenia, France and the UK. I was once the proud owner of a 1962 MG Midget MK 1.