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Alexander The Great: A Novel
Nikos Kazantzakis
Ohio University Press, 1982
A winner in all aspects
First I would like to mention that I have read all of Kazantzakis's work in Greek, and most of it in English. The translation of this book if very good, and most of the meaning of the original text is properly conveyed. Kazantzakis aspect of Alexander the Great is a ...
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Freedom and Death
Nikos Kazantzakis
Faber & Faber, 1996
freedom and death
Before reading the book the title confused me; shouldn't it be Freedom OR Death? You would think....until you read the book. I won't spoil it for you by telling you what message Kazantzaki is trying to convey; you can find this out for yourself. What I can tell you ...
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Report to Greco
Nikos Kazantzakis
Faber and Faber, 2001
Religion for modern people
"Report to Greco" is Kazantzakis "autobiography" although even his widow in the introduction admits both that the book is a mixture of "fact and fiction" and that there are some "small modifications" when he speaks about his own adventures. So, think of it as another ...
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Saviors of God
Nikos Kazantzakis
Touchstone, 1960
God's surging, dramatic tide of maelstrom possibility
The name Nikos Kazantzakis is anathema to so many; countless Americans probably only know him as the man who authored the book "The Last Temptation of Christ" on which the controversial (and widely demonized) movie was based. There was much more to this man than met ...
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The Last Temptation of Christ
Nikos Kazantzakis
Touchstone, 1998
Deeply Moving; A Triumph of the Soul
I am Jewish, and so I have never been taught anything about Jesus. I'm a huge fan of Scorsese's and saw this film and had mixed feelings on it, but then I thought, 'well, one day I must read the book.' I wanted to understand Christianity without having to read the ...
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Christ Recrucified
Nikos Kazantzakis
Faber and Faber, 2001
Outstanding book
As far as depictions of the life of Christ, "Christ Recrucified" (also published as "The Greek Passion") is far superior to the better known "Last Temptation of Christ" by the same author.
This novel is set in a little Greek village during the time of the Turkish ...
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At Palaces Of Knossos
Nikos Kazantzakis
Ohio University Press, 1988
at the palaces of knossos
This novel derives from a series of stories written byKazantzakis for a youth's magazine. The novel utilizes Kazantzakis'graceful style to add even more magic to this fantastic myth. In the beginning, a young traveler is found surveying the grounds of the Palace of ...
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Zorba the Greek
Nikos Kazantzakis
Touchstone, 1996
Hey Everyman, This is for You Too
I see a lot of very heady, cerebral reviews here and that's all fine and dandy, but to those of us who don't have doctorates in Eastern Philosophy from Yalevard or PrinctreDame, don't be put off reading the wonderful tale of Zorba.
It's uplifting, it's ...
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Zorba the Greek
Nikos Kazantzakis
Ballantine Books, 1964
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Saint Francis
Nikos Kazantzakis, John Michael Talbot
Loyola Press, 2005
One of Kazantzakis most passionate books
I am pleased to find that a number of reviewers find this book life-changing. It presents the entire anguish of human being, and it is the book that describes one of the highest concerns of Kazantzakis, an issue that he deals on several other books, but never with such ...
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The Fratricides
Nikos Kazantzakis
Simon & Schuster (Paper), 1985
Village Life, Oppression, Struggle for Life
The life in the village revolves around the seasons, with accurate and colorful detail one senses the natural flow of "the way it should be" however there is an ominous "presence" that threatens the natural order of things ... The main characters are Father Yanaros and ...
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Zorba the Greek
Nikos Kazantzakis
A Ballantine Book, 1969
Zorba is the sort of who should have lived for 1000 years.
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Report to Greco
Nikos Kazantzakis
Touchstone, 1975
A literary masterpiece
I have read the book in both the original Greek and the translated version. The translated version is exceptional which is a rarity in literature. The book is a quasi-autobiography of Nikos Kazantzakis but the main theme is not his life. It's the spiritual struggle of ...
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Journeying: Travels in Italy, Egypt, Sinai, Jerusalem and Cyprus
Nikos Kazantzakis
Little, Brown and Company, 1975
Not even close to the Greeks
This book offers what most authors are afraid or fear to talk about into their books about cultural diversity. The reader has the ability to review who these people are and how the great mind of the author interpreted their social system, religion, customs. If one ...
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The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (Touchstone Books)
Nikos Kazantzakis, Kimon Friar
Simon & Schuster, 1985
No hope No despair
A long, long time ago, I read this book and it changed the way I read literature. Kazantzakis' book goes beyond writing - it is a vivid exploration of the flame that consumes man. To go back to reading the frivolous so-called literature of today almost seems pointless. ...
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