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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.
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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.
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.
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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. 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.
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.
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.
A man of tender heroism, Nikos Kazantzakis, assumed a responsibility of great national and humanitarian importance in July, 1919, shortly after Eleftherios Venizelos, Prime Minister of Greece, appointed him Director, and subsequently General Director, of the newly established Ministry of Care.
