Nikos Kazantzakis

Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957)

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Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek male author who lived from 18 February 1883 to 26 October 1957. His literary output includes works such as *Peyam bo Grîkîstan*, *Ho Christo xanastauronetai*, *Bios kai politeia tu Alexes Zormpas*, *Ho Kapodistrias; tragōdia*, and *Hē genesē tēs tragōdias*. Various sources list differing counts for his works, with figures ranging from 5 to 121.

Kazantzakis is associated with several recorded quotes, including statements about being a mariner of Odysseus and reflections on God and paradise. One quote describes speaking to an almond tree about God, resulting in the tree blossoming. He is referenced by 280 other encyclopedia articles and has an official website.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 18 Feb 1883
Died: 26 Oct 1957
Works: 121

Top works

Peyam bo Grîkîstan
Ho Christo xanastauronetai
Bios kai politeia tu Alexes Zormpas
Ho Kapodistrias; tragōdia
Hē genesē tēs tragōdias

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Greece

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 63
Total plays: 273

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
· 2018 · cited 8,299x
Whole Brain Segmentation
· 2002 · cited 8,218x
The Genomes On Line Database (GOLD) in 2009: status of genomic and metagenomic projects and their associated metadata
· 2009 · cited 6,301x
Neurophysiological investigation of the basis of the fMRI signal
· 2001 · cited 5,254x
Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes
· 2006 · cited 3,874x

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Quotes

“I am a mariner of Odysseus with heart of fire but with mind ruthless and clear.”
“We are not simple people who believe in happiness; nor weaklings who crumple to the ground in distress at the first reverse; nor skeptics observing the bloody effort of marching humanity from the lofty heights of a mocking, sterile wit. Believing in the fight, though we entertain no illusions about it, we are armed against every disappointment.”
“God, what is all this talk put out by the popes? Paradise is here, my good man. God, give me no other paradise!”
“We, who are dying, are doing better, than they, who will live. For Crete doesn't need householders, she needs madmen like us. These madmen make Crete immortal.”
“All my life I struggled to stretch my mind to the breaking point, until it began to creak, in order to create a great thought which might be able to give a new meaning to life, a new meaning to death, and to console mankind.”
“I said to the almond tree: "Speak to me of God."And the almond tree blossomed.”

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Works in European collections

8 objects attributed to Nikos Kazantzakis, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Nikos Kazantzakis (/kæzænˈzækɪs/; Greek: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης [ˈnikos kazanˈd͡zakis]; 2 March [OS 18 February] 1883 – 26 October 1957) was a Greek writer, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in nine different years, and remains the most translated Greek author worldwide.

Kazantzakis's novels include Zorba the Greek (published in 1946 as Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas), Christ Recrucified (1948), Captain Michalis (1950, translated as 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).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nikos Kazantzakis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.