minutely observed and eloquently rendered.' _ The New York Times Book Review In 1987, Eleni was cited by Ronald Reagan as an inspiration for his summit meetings to end the arms race with the Soviet Union.Įleni has been lauded with many reviews "If Eleni were fiction, it would bear the mark of genius.a devoted and brilliant achievement." _ The New York Review of Books In 1985, Eleni was made into a feature film starring John Malkovich as Gage. In 1964, Gage earned a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Decades later, as an adult, Gage sought out those responsible for her death.Ī Place for Us relates the Gage family's experiences as immigrants in 1950s America in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. Gage's mother, Eleni, was executed for arranging the escape of her children from their Communist-occupied village. Eleni describes the life of his family in Greece during the Second World War and Greek Civil War. He is most known for two books of autobiographical memoirs, the best-selling Eleni (1983) and A Place for Us (1989). Eventually, Gage and his sisters joined their father in the United States. The Communists arrested Eleni, who was put on trial and executed. Gage and three of his sisters escaped, but his mother and one of his sisters were left behind. Fearing that her children would be sent to communist countries, Eleni made arrangements for her family to flee. When the communists began to retreat in the spring of 1948, they took some children with them. In 1947, Communist fighters gained control of Lia. After World War II, Eleni and her children found themselves caught in the Greek Civil War between the communists and the Royalists. His father, Christos, had left to find work in the United States. Gage spent his early years with his mother, Eleni, and four older sisters.
Nicholas Gage (original name, Nikos Gatzoyiannis) was born in 1939 in Lia, a village in northwestern Greece. Nicholas Gage (born Nikolaos Gatzoyiannis Greek: Νικόλαος Γκατζογιάννης July 23, 1939) is a Greek-born American author and investigative journalist.
For the professional wrestler, see Nick Gage.
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