Nikos Kazantzakis(1883-1957)
- Writer
Nikos Kazantzakis was born in Heraklion, Crete (Greece). He studied Law
in Athens and in Paris, but soon he studied philosophy and literature.
He travelled almost everywhere; he learnt many foreign languages and
left his scientific research for Nitsche. At philosophy: "Ascetics"
(Salvatores Dei, 1927), script that expresses the writer's belief for
metaphysics. At poetry: "The Odyssey" (1938) "Tertsines" and also some
poetic works for theatre: "Protomastoras" (=foreman) "Melissa" (=Bee)
"Julian" "Prometheus" etc. His novels are: "Alexis Zorbas" (1946) "O
Xristos xanastavronetai" (=Christ is recrucified) (1948) "O ftoxoulis
tou Theou" (=The God's poor man) (1952-3) "Anafora ston Greco
(=Reference to Greco) (1961) He died in 1957.
