![]() The Island is a period novel written by Victoria Hislop, inspired by true historical events. ![]() We hope that a new vaccine for coronavirus COVID19 will be available soon. Until a year ago most of us would think that “stories” like these belonged to the past, but with covid 19, it became obvious again how a virus makes it necessary to isolate ourselves from our beloved ones or go into quarantine. Fortunately, nowadays leprosy is curable with multidrug therapy and people with leprosy can live with their families and go to school and work. ![]() Leprosy affected humanity for thousands of years the disease takes its name from the ancient Greek word λέπρα (léprā), from λέπι (lepi “scale”). They organize their lives in a way that offers them some structure, a sense of normality and a bit of relief away from their beloved ones. It’s also a story about dignity as it shows how the residents with leprosy on the little island Spinalonga try to make the most of their situation, even when losing contact with family or friends forever and living in a time-period before the internet. To Nisi is a story of love, pain, passion, grief and loss, during Greece’s leper colony throughout the mid-20th century. “To Nisi” is a Greek period drama series based on the best-selling English novel The Island by Victoria Hislop. ![]()
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