Christodoulos Moisa
[1] His father was Evangelos Georgiou Moisa from Marathovounos and his mother was Athena Kleanthi from Angastina two villages in central Cyprus.
[citation needed] In the seventies Moisa taught art as a volunteer to inmates at Mount Eden Prison, in Auckland.
He is the owner/manager/editor of One Eyed Press which has published the poetry of New Zealand poets among them Iain Sharp, Win Jones, and Peter Olds.
As a social activist and Chairperson of the Newton branch of the Grey Lynn, Westmere, Newton Community Committee, in the late 1970s Moisa led in Auckland a campaign against lead in petrol and with the architect, university lecturer and Cheer Part-Up Party leader,[11] Vince Terrini, established Flash, one of the precursors to all the Auckland community newspapers.
[13] He won a case against the Auckland City Council in the Town Planning Court and as a result, the north-facing Basque Park has remained a peaceful residential haven.
Some are told in the traditional manner; with a beginning, middle and end; others are short staccato bursts of poetic energy, gorgeous in their use of language and satisfying as a good story should be... None is disappointing.
His stories are wide-ranging, both in subject matter and character portrayal, and his wit and his perception of human frailty reflect a life lived in several manifestations.
This collection covers stories from New Zealand scenes as well as echoing the six years spent as a child in Cyprus in the late 1950s and as a young man in 1973 and 1974.
Blood and Koka Kola ... is a very interesting, insightful and appealing collection of short stories...” Michael O'Leary- Landfall CRITICS COMMENTS: "The writing style can best be described as erudite with allusions to historical and Biblical events.
The book remains fast-moving while giving the reader the satisfaction of having read a novel of substance and at the same time enjoying trying to second guess the mystery murder element.
The cleverly devised plot will keep you intrigued right through to the end ... For those of us familiar with Wellington during the 1950s’ “Overcast Sunday” will evoke a few memories of a time and lifestyle that no longer exists.
The title itself belongs to a song, a type of blues music in keeping with the sentiments of love, joy and sorrow and particularly poignant for immigrants far from their homeland.
Like all immigrants they found it to be no promised land and this informs and colours the book as various incidents are woven into the plot ..." Marion Davidson RIVER CITY PRESS 17 November 2016.
[26] Paul Brooks Midweek - Herald - 17 May 2017 CRITICS COMMENTS: "The novel is set in Cyprus during the coup and the Turkish invasion in 1974 and the major plot based on a series of brutal murders is supported by a number of equally intriguing subplots .... the writing style is a combination thriller and interesting snippets about history, politics, society and mythology.
Paul Brooks - Midweek / New Zealand Herald (10 January 2018) Currently Moisa lives in Whanganui and works as a novelist, artist, photographer.
