Rare, 1957, Nikos Kazantzakis, Odyssey, 2nd & Final Edition, Varlamos Dust Jacket

Description

A rare and highly collectible 2nd and final edition of Οδύσσεια (Odyssey) by Nikos Kazantzakis, one of the greatest figures of modern Greek literature.

Published in 1957, this important edition was edited by Emmanuil Ch. Kasdaglis and features a dust jacket and cover design by the noted Greek artist Giorgis Varlamos.

Kazantzakis’ Odyssey is a monumental philosophical epic that continues Homer’s tale of Odysseus, expanding it into twenty-four rhapsodies and 33,333 seventeen-syllable verses. Written over thirteen years and revised through seven drafts, this work represents the culmination of Kazantzakis’ poetic and intellectual vision.

This 1957 printing is regarded as the definitive version, containing the author’s final corrections and revisions — making it effectively a “first edition” of the final text.

Item Details

• Author: Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957)

• Title: Οδύσσεια / Odyssey

• Edition: 2nd and final edition (definitive text)

• Editor: Emmanuil Ch. Kasdaglis

• Dust Jacket / Cover: Giorgis Varlamos

• Publisher: Private Publishing, Athens

• Year: 1957

• Pages: 839

• Dimensions: 24 cm × 15 cm

• Binding: Original softcover with original illustrated dust jacket

• Language: Greek

• Condition: Good vintage condition with expected age-related wear. Dust jacket shows handling marks and wear consistent with age. Please examine photos carefully as they form part of the description.

About the Author

Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) was a Greek novelist, poet, philosopher, and playwright, internationally known for Zorba the Greek, The Last Temptation of Christ, and Report to Greco. Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times, he is the most widely translated modern Greek author and a defining figure of 20th-century world literature.

About the Editor

Emmanuil Ch. Kasdaglis (1924–1998) was a renowned Greek editor and scholar. As Director of the National Bank Educational Foundation (NIEF), he oversaw the publication of more than a thousand major literary works, including the Complete Works of Kazantzakis and Karyotakis.

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