1955, Signed, Nikos Kazantzakis, Alexis Zorbas, Difros, 3rd Edition, G. Varlamos

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Ν. Καζαντζάκη

Αλέξης Ζορμπάς – Alexis Zorbas

 

Nikos Kazantzakis

Zorba the Greek

 

Published by Difros Athens in 1955

Signed and dedicated by the author

Dust jacket by Greek Artist Giorgos Varlamos

Original Hard Cloth Binding with Dust Jacket

Pages 566

3rd Edition

21 cm x 14.5 cm

 

Nikos Kazantzakis (Νίκος Καζαντζάκης 1883-1957) 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 nine different years, and remains the most translated Greek author worldwide. He also translated a number of notable works into Modern Greek, such as the Divine Comedy, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, On the Origin of Species, St. Francis of Assisi, etc.

 

About the book: Zorba the Greek (Alexis Zorbas) was first published in 1946. It is the tale of a young Greek intellectual who ventures to escape his bookish life with the aid of the boisterous and mysterious Alexis Zorba. The novel was adapted into the successful 1964 film of the same name directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as well as a stage musical and a BBC radio play. It was written in Aegina in 1941, under the original title The [Saint’s] Life of Zorbas. The final version was completed in 1943. Part of the prologue was published in issues 11-12 of the literary magazine Kritikes Selides, (December 1936 – January 1937) pp. 290-292. The novel is based on the life of Giorgis Zorbas, the author’s friend and business partner.

 

Giorgos Varlamos (1922 – 2013) was a Greek painter and engraver. He participated in international exhibitions, winning many awards, and in 1995 he was honored with a prize from the Academy of Athens.