Gregory Gregoriadis takes readers on a journey through Nazi-occupied Athens in his novel "Still the Cicadas Sing". The novel follows a young boy, Alkinoos, whose carefree world is turned upside down by the brutal German occupation of Greece. It depicts the starvation, arrests, and executions the people of Athens endured under Nazi rule. The story also shows how the occupation affected the boy's coming of age. Inspired by his own experiences in Nazi-occupied Athens as a child, Gregoriadis seeks to educate others about Greece's role and sacrifices in World War 2 through this literary novel.