About

Known credits:
7
Birthday:
1883-02-18
Place of birth:
Iraklio, Crete, Ottoman Empire
Website:
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Nikos Kazantzakis

Overview

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.

Known for

Writing
2023 Kapetan Michalis Writing Book 58
Average
2023 Salzburg Festival 2023: The Greek Passion Writing Book N/A
N/A
2022 Last Journey Writing Original Story 59
Average
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ Writing Novel 67
Fair
1975 O Hristos xanastavronetai Writing Writer 69
Fair
1964 Zorba the Greek Writing Novel 65
Fair
1957 He Who Must Die Writing Novel 59
Average