Democracy

The life of Aristotle as seen through the eyes of author and screenwriter Tassos Apostolidis and popular cartoonist Alekos Papadatos. An extensive graphic novel that vividly unfolds the life and work of the iconic philosopher, who exerted a continuous influence on the history of human thought for a period of twenty-four centuries, and remains, even today, a thoroughly relevant thinker. A book that offers young readers the opportunity to discover the philosopher’s work and teachings, which are of universal and timeless value.

Logicomix, completed after five years of work, is by Apostolos Doxiadis, author of the international bestseller Uncle Peter and Goldbach’s Conjecture — the book described by The Independent as “the genesis of the genre of mathematical fiction”— and the renowned computer scientist and professor at the University of Berkeley, Christos H. Papadimitriou, whilst the sketches and colouring are by Alekos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna, animation artists returning to their first love, comics. The book is both a novel and a comic, history and fiction, a fairy tale and an essay. A group of friends in modern-day Athens – who are none other than the book’s creators – attempt both to narrate and to comprehend the great adventure of the search for the Foundations of Mathematics, an adventure that has left an indelible mark on our era. Is it, as one of them says, a tragic story, indeed on the scale of an ancient tragedy? Or, as another believes, a thoroughly optimistic tale? In Logicomix, distances are bridged. Spanning six decades, the book narrates in a completely original way the epic story of a quest in which most of the heroes paid a heavy price for knowledge, often descending into madness. The role of narrator is played by the most fascinating character in the story, the great mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell. Drawing on his own life, we see the history of the quest for the Foundations through the emotional turmoil, the dramatic historical events and the ideological disputes that fuelled it. The adventures of the great thinkers who play a leading role in this quest—Frege, Hilbert, Poincaré, Wittgenstein, Gödel and Turing, come to life through their relationships with Russell and his own passionate engagement with the quest, and are led, through their connection with him, to a climax that coincides with the most dramatic moment in the history of the twentieth century. Logicomix is also available as an app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. www.logicomix.com

In the early 5th century BC, Athens is at war. In an effort to boost the morale of his comrades before the battle against a mighty enemy, Leander begins to recount his story to them. Having witnessed first-hand the atrocities of tyrannical regimes as well as the creation of a new political system, Leander recounts a life full of danger and grand ideas, a story of the end of the age of the gods and the complex genesis of democracy. Breathtaking scenes and events show us how democracy was forged as much by chance and historical circumstances as by the actions and courage of resourceful people dedicated to their cause. Alekos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna, co-creators of the international publishing phenomenon Logicomix, join forces with author Avraam Kawa to bring us a graphic novel brimming with marvellous characters and vibrant colour, whilst offering us a fresh, contemporary perspective on how one of the greatest inventions in world political history came about.

The Anderson family inherits Alba House in Scotland from a distant uncle. Upon moving there, strange things begin to happen. Unexplained noises and smells, missing objects, strange phenomena in the woods and on the coast near the house. Thieves, or perhaps ghosts? The children discover a secret chamber and objects from centuries past. Could it be that, after all, they are not alone in this house? The novel’s heroes, young and old, coexist between light and darkness and are linked across the centuries by an ancient, hidden secret.

In the early 5th century BC, Athens is at war. In an effort to boost the morale of his comrades before the battle against a mighty enemy, Leander begins to recount his story to them. Having witnessed first-hand the atrocities of tyrannical regimes as well as the creation of a new political system, Leander recounts a life full of danger and grand ideas, a story of the end of the age of the gods and the complex genesis of democracy. Breathtaking scenes and events show us how democracy was forged as much by chance and historical circumstances as by the actions and courage of resourceful people dedicated to their cause. Alekos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna, co-creators of the international publishing phenomenon Logicomix, join forces with author Avraam Kawa to bring us a graphic novel brimming with marvellous characters and vibrant colour, whilst offering us a fresh, contemporary perspective on how one of the greatest inventions in world political history came about.

Logicomix, completed after five years of work, is by Apostolos Doxiadis, author of the international bestseller Uncle Peter and Goldbach’s Conjecture — the book described by The Independent as “the genesis of the genre of mathematical fiction”— and the renowned computer scientist and professor at the University of Berkeley, Christos H. Papadimitriou, whilst the sketches and colouring are by Alekos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna, animation artists returning to their first love, comics. The book is both a novel and a comic, history and fiction, a fairy tale and an essay. A group of friends in modern-day Athens – who are none other than the book’s creators – attempt both to narrate and to comprehend the great adventure of the search for the Foundations of Mathematics, an adventure that has left an indelible mark on our era. Is it, as one of them says, a tragic story, indeed on the scale of an ancient tragedy? Or, as another believes, a thoroughly optimistic tale? In Logicomix, distances are bridged. Spanning six decades, the book narrates in a completely original way the epic story of a quest in which most of the heroes paid a heavy price for knowledge, often descending into madness. The role of narrator is played by the most fascinating character in the story, the great mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell. Drawing on his own life, we see the history of the quest for the Foundations through the emotional turmoil, the dramatic historical events and the ideological disputes that fuelled it. The adventures of the great thinkers who play a leading role in this quest—Frege, Hilbert, Poincaré, Wittgenstein, Gödel and Turing, come to life through their relationships with Russell and his own passionate engagement with the quest, and are led, through their connection with him, to a climax that coincides with the most dramatic moment in the history of the twentieth century. Logicomix is also available as an app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. www.logicomix.com

In the early 5th century BC, Athens is at war. In an effort to boost the morale of his comrades before the battle against a mighty enemy, Leander begins to recount his story to them. Having witnessed first-hand the atrocities of tyrannical regimes as well as the creation of a new political system, Leander recounts a life full of danger and grand ideas, a story of the end of the age of the gods and the complex genesis of democracy. Breathtaking scenes and events show us how democracy was forged as much by chance and historical circumstances as by the actions and courage of resourceful people dedicated to their cause. Alekos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna, co-creators of the international publishing phenomenon Logicomix, join forces with author Avraam Kawa to bring us a graphic novel brimming with marvellous characters and vibrant colour, whilst offering us a fresh, contemporary perspective on how one of the greatest inventions in world political history came about.