Bernard Evslin

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Bernard Evslin was a bestselling and award-winning author known for his works on Greek and other cultural mythologies. *The New York Times* called him “one of the most widely published authors of classical mythology in the world.” He was born in New Rochelle, New York, and attended Rutgers University. After several years working as a playwright, screenwriter, and documentary producer, he began publishing novels and short stories in the late 1960s. During his long career, Evslin published more than seventy books—over thirty of which were for young adults. His bestseller ***Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths*** has been translated into ten different languages and has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. He won the National Education Association Award in 1961, and in 1986 his book ***Hercules*** received the Washington Irving Children’s Book Choice Award. Evslin died in Kauai, Hawaii, at the age of seventy-seven.

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Gods, Demigods and Demons
Representative edition published 2007
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Vom Kampf um Troja. Die Ilias neu erzählt. ( Ab 10 J.).
Representative edition published 2003
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Achilles Ferse oder Der Kampf um Troja. Die Ilias neu erzählt
Representative edition published 2000
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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
Representative edition published 1999
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The Adventures of Ulysses
Representative edition published 1999
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Hercules
Representative edition published 1997
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The sphinx
Representative edition published 1991
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Drabne of Dole
Representative edition published 1990
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The Nemean lion
Representative edition published 1990
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Pig's Ploughman
Representative edition published 1990
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Amycus
Representative edition published 1989
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The Calydonian boar
Representative edition published 1989
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Fafnir
Representative edition published 1989
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The Furies (Monsters of Mythology)
Representative edition published 1989
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The Hydra
Representative edition published 1989
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Scylla and Charybdis
Representative edition published 1989
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The Greek gods
Representative edition published 1989
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Anteus
Representative edition published 1988
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The chimaera
Representative edition published 1988
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Hecate
Representative edition published 1988
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The sirens
Representative edition published 1988
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Cerberus
Representative edition published 1987
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The Cyclopes
Representative edition published 1987
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The dragon of Boeotia
Representative edition published 1987
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