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Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης [ˈnikos kazanˈd͡zacis]; 2 March (OS 18 February) 1883 [ 2 ] – 26 October 1957) was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years, [ 5 ] and remains...
Níkos Kazantzákis (born Feb. 18, 1883, Iráklion, Crete, Ottoman Empire [now in Greece]—died Oct. 26, 1957, Freiburg im Breisgau, W.Ger.) was a Greek writer whose prolific output and wide variety of work represent a major contribution to modern Greek literature.
Feb 18, 2024 · Nikos Kazantzakis is considered by many the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, and his books have been translated more so than any of his contemporaries. The Cretan man’s literary genius was recognized posthumously after his book Zorba the Greek was created into an award winning film in 1964.
Oct 18, 2016 · Νikos Kazantzakis is one of the most important Greek authors and the mostly translated Greek author world-wide. He was born in Heraklion, Crete in 1883 and died in Freiburg in 1957. He was a controversial figure and was even excommunicated by the Greek church.
Apr 12, 2019 · Kazantzakis was always fascinated by the heroes of history and literature; often his novels and plays are attempts to retell the stories of heroes whom he has met in other works, to reinterpret their struggles in the light of his own theory of positive nihilism.
Biography. Nikos Kazantzakis was born in Megalokastro (now Heraklion, Crete) in 1883, when under Turkish rule. His father was a farmer. The family moved to Naxos when Kazantzakis was a teenager and he attended a Franciscan school where he learned French and Italian.
The Last Temptation of Christ or The Last Temptation (Greek: Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός, O Teleftéos Pirasmós) is a historical fiction novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in its original Greek in 1955 before being translated into English in 1960.
Nikos Kazantzakis | An exploration of his life and works. The writings and philosophy of Nikos Kazantzakis feel as poignant today as they did during his life in the first half of the twentieth century. In May 2014 we staged the UK premiere of Comedy: A Tragedy In One Act at The Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, in May 2014.
Oct 26, 2019 · Nikos Kazantzakis was Greece’s most prolific writer and he remains one of the most famous Greek citizens to have ever lived. A writer of dozens of novels, poems, plays and short stories, his works have been translated into practically every written language on the planet.
Zorba the Greek (Greek: Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά, Víos kai Politeía tou Aléxē Zorbá, Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas) is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946.
