Olympus Whispers

Alexis Petropoulos was born in 1997 in Thessaloniki and the first memory he had, or rather memories, is listening to stories, watching movies and getting lost in the world of storytelling. He has been reading books since he was very young, in an attempt to escape the problems that can plague a very young mind. And his love for the art of storytelling was so great that he had to become a part of it. So he studied at the Film Department of AUTH. In the intervening years, he wrote and taught about the art of dramaturgy and storytelling. By the age of 24 he has written countless stories and screenplays, several of which have somehow been transferred to the screen as short films. His love of stories is only matched by my love of all things macabre, terrifying, unholy and fantastical. And the summers he spent growing up in his village, Litochoro, on the outskirts of Olympus, simply fed his imagination. The book you hold in your hands is the fruit of that love. Hope you like it.