Nikos Kazantzakis
Greek author best known for Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ, novels that explore freedom, spirituality, and the tension between earthly passion and religious transcendence.
Works
- Zorba the GreekNovel of a free-spirited drifter and intellectual sparring partners encountering hedonism
- The Last Temptation of ChristPhilosophical retelling of Christ's final temptations before crucifixion
- The Odyssey: A Modern SequelEpic poem reimagining Homer's Odyssey through modernist existential philosophy
- Christ RecrucifiedNovel about Greek peasants crucified for resisting Turkish occupation
- Captain MichalisHistorical novel about a Cretan rebel leader fighting Ottoman rule