Nikos Kazantzakis
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| + | '''Nikos Kazantzakis''' (2 March (OS 18 February) 1883 - 26 October 1957) was a [[Greek writer]]. Widely considered a giant of [[modern Greek literature]], he was nominated for the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in nine different years. | ||
| - | '''Nikos Kazantzakis''' ({{lang-el|'''Νίκος Καζαντζάκης'''}}) ([[February 18]], [[1883]], [[Heraklion]], [[Crete]], [[Ottoman Empire]] - [[October 26]], [[1957]], [[Freiburg]], [[Germany]]) was arguably the most important and most translated [[Greece|Greek]] [[writer]] and [[philosopher]] of the 20th century. Yet he did not become well known globally until the 1964 release of the [[Michael Cacoyannis]] film ''[[Zorba the Greek (film)|Zorba the Greek]]'', based on Kazantzakis' [[Zorba the Greek|novel]] whose English translation has the same title. | + | Kazantzakis' novels included ''[[Zorba the Greek]]'' (published 1946 as ''Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas''), ''[[Christ Recrucified]]'' (1948), ''[[Captain Michalis]]'' (1950, translated Freedom or Death), and ''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (novel)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]'' (1955). He also wrote [[Modern Greek theatre|plays]], [[Travel writing|travel books]], memoirs and philosophical essays such as ''[[The Saviors of God|The Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises]]''. His fame spread in the English-speaking world due to cinematic adaptations of ''[[Zorba the Greek (film)|Zorba the Greek]]'' (1964) and [[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|''The Last Temptation of Christ'']] (1988). |
| + | He translated also a number of notable works into [[Modern Greek]], such as the ''[[Divine Comedy]]'', ''[[Thus Spoke Zarathustra]]'', ''[[On the Origin of Species|On the Origins Of Species]]'', the ''[[Iliad]]'' and the ''[[Odyssey]]''. | ||
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Nikos Kazantzakis (2 March (OS 18 February) 1883 - 26 October 1957) was a Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years.
Kazantzakis' novels included Zorba the Greek (published 1946 as Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas), Christ Recrucified (1948), Captain Michalis (1950, translated Freedom or Death), and The Last Temptation of Christ (1955). He also wrote plays, travel books, memoirs and philosophical essays such as The Saviors of God: Spiritual Exercises. His fame spread in the English-speaking world due to cinematic adaptations of Zorba the Greek (1964) and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).
He translated also a number of notable works into Modern Greek, such as the Divine Comedy, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, On the Origins Of Species, the Iliad and the Odyssey.
