Biographies: Nikos Kazantzakis - Writer

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A Greek writer, best known for his novel Zorba the Greek, which is considered his magnum opus. He was born on February 18, 1883, in Heraklion, at a time when Crete was still under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Kazantzakis studied law at the University of Athens from 1902 to 1906, then went to Paris in 1907 to study philosophy, and there, he was influenced by Henri-Louis Bergson. He started translating works of philosophy after he returned to Greece. After meeting Angelos Sikelianos in 1914, they traveled together for two years to places where the Greek Orthodox Christian culture prospered. Many notable films were adapted from his work including Zorba the Greek (1964) and Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). He died on October 26, 1957, at the age of 74.

• 27 March 2022
• Dalia Saad