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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.
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.
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.
Nikos Kazantzakis (Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης [ˈnikos kazanˈd͡zacis]; 2 March (OS 18 February) 1883 – 26 October 1957) was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. He is considered by many people to be one of the greatest writers of 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.
May 11, 2018 · Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis is best remembered as the author of Zorba the Greek (1946), The Last Temptation of Christ (1951), and other philosophical novels in which he explored the spiritual and intellectual anguish of modern humanity.
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.
Nikos Kazantzakis (Νίκος Καζαντζάκης in Greek) (February 18, 1883, Heraklion, Crete, Greece – October 26, 1957, Freiburg, Germany), author of poems, novels, essays, plays, and travel books, was arguably the most important and most translated Greek writer and philosopher of the twentieth century.
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.
Nikos Kazantzakis pages :: Works :: Works in English translation. Dia M.L. Philippides, CENSUS of Modern Greek Literature: Check-list of English Language Sources Useful in the Study of Modern Greek Literature (1824-1987).
