Nikos Kazantzakis

Greek writer, poet and philosopher (1883-1957)

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Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer, poet, and philosopher who lived from 1883 to 1957 and created influential works that explored philosophical and spiritual themes. His writings remain significant in world literature for their examination of human struggle, freedom, and meaning.

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Iraklio, Crete, Ottoman Empire

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)…

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Above all, the Art: Tribute to Nikos Kazantzakis — Archive Footage2018

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Greece
Place of birth: Heraklion
Place of death: Freiburg im Breisgau
Occupation: journalist
Educated at: University of Paris
Languages spoken: Modern Greek
Native language: Greek
Field of work: play
Official website: www.kazantzaki.gr/gr
Image: Nikos Kazantzakis.jpg

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cause of death: leukemia
Commons category: Nikos Kazantzakis
date of birth: 1883-02-18
date of death: 1957-10-26
ethnic group: Greeks
place of burial: Heraklion
topic's main category: Category:Nikos Kazantzakis
birth name: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Nikos Kazantzakis
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
name in native language: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης
writing language: French
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influenced by: Kostas Karyotakis

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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).

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