The Inhabitants of the World

A small Texas town divided into twenty Christian parishes. A greedy oil tycoon polluting the town's water with toxic waste. A tough sheriff and his neurotic wife. A relentless showdown where there is no place for losers. The novel "The Inhabitants of the World" received an Honorary Award at the International Fiction Festival 2024 by WURI. The novel was ranked at the Top 25% of the participants. (Participation from over 850 authors from 48 countries) Dimitris Apergis was born in Larissa, Greece, in 1978. He graduated in BA Film Studies at Solent University in Southampton, England. He lives in Larissa, Greece. He is the owner of OKYPUS Antique Bookstore and OKYPUS PUBLISHING. He publishes his books in Greek and English. (Paperback and e-book) Dimitris Apergis has been honored several times with distinctions for his literary work. In 2012, he won the 1st short story prize for the short story "Acid rain" from the newspaper MONITOR. In 2013, he received a Short Story Award for the short story "Labyrinth" from the Panhellenic Union of Writers. In 2015, he was honored with the 2nd Novella Award for the novella "Jazz Room" by the Panhellenic Union of Writers. In 2017, he received the first prize for the novel "At the Whiskey County" at the 7th World Literary Competition of the HCCA. (Hellenic Cypriot Cultural Association). In 2018, he received the First Prize for Fiction for the novel "Gerard & the Father" at the 36th Literary Competition of the Panhellenic Union of Writers. In the same year, for his novel "Gerard & the Father", he was honored with the 1st prize at the 8th World Literary Competition of the HCCA. (Hellenic Cypriot Cultural Association). In 2024 he received three honorary certificates at the International Fiction Festival '24 by WURI: Honorary certificate for the…