Eros a Psyché

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Title in English: 
Eros and Psyche
Author: 
Beata Panáková
Illustrator: 
Martin Augustín
Illustrations: 
Colour
Place of publication: 
Bratislava
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Publisher: 
Perfekt
Year of publication: 
2015
Pages: 
45 p.
Size: 
24 x 33 cm
ISBN: 
978-80-8046-715-9
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An undying love story of a god Eros and a beautiful princess, terrestrial female Psyche. Nowhere on earth nor on the Mount Olympus, which is the seat of immortal gods, nobody has seen such a beautiful face, such gorgeous hair, and such an elegant figure. But beauty does not always bring happiness. Psyche was tortured by the jealous goddess Aphrodite and her sisters, however, it stirred up the desire in her at the same time to fight for undying love. This type of book is appreciated not only due to the selection of themes, (which are related to young people), and style of presentation, but also due to academic epilogues written by the author of this story adaptation. In this case, Beata Panáková explained concisely the notional basis of the word myth, and also the message of this story, which may be expressed in an image of a process: falling in love is turning into love through a difficult journey of knowing and self-knowing. The book was awarded The Most Beautiful Children's Book and The Best Children's Book of the Summer 2015.