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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 · Kazantzakis, Nikos (1885–1957) Greek politician and writer. He wrote in a wide variety of genres, including lyric and epic poetry, literary criticism, and translations from Dante and Goethe. Kazantzakis is best known outside Greece for his novel Zorba the Greek (1946). World Encyclopedia.
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.
Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years, and remains the most translated Greek author worldwide.
Nikos Kazantzakis was born in Heraklion, Crete, when the island was still under Ottoman rule. He studied law in Athens (1902-06) before moving to Paris to pursue postgraduate studies in philosophy (1907-09) under Henri Bergson. It was at this time that he developed a strong interest in Nietzsche and seriously took to writing.
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.
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] He is considered by many people to be one of the greatest writers of modern Greek literature.
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